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To Bishop Gordon (two letters)

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Titles
Paton
To Bishop Gordon (two letters)
Pages
Forbes
Vol. 9, 1993
Paton
Vol. 3, 287
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Encoder
Alyssa Bridgman
Transcriber
Bo Pearson
Proofreader
Bo Pearson
Encoder
Abigail Streifel
Status
Document
transcription ready for proof
Metadata
metadata done
Correspondence
sent
Person Bishop Gordon
Date14 Aug 1773
PlaceBurnhall
Place
received
Person Robert Forbes
acknowledgements
compliments to
enclosed in
enclosures
requests
remediation
in Forbes
Transcription

To B.Bishop G.Gordon

“AugtAugust 14. 1773.
Prints, cast off at
Rome, are now selling in London; A
Number of which are to be in EdrEdinburgh by yethe
first Ship that offers. Yes, Mr Lumisden
observes great Prudence in Conversation.”
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Citation
Forbes, Robert. “To Bishop Gordon (two letters).” The Lyon in Mourning, vol. 9, Adv.MS.32.6.24, fol. 79r. The Lyon in Mourning Project, edited by Leith Davis, https://lyoninmourning.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/v09.1993.02.html.
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