Letter from Bishop Forbes to Bishop Gordon
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Titles
Paton
Letter from Bishop Forbes to Bishop Gordon
Pages
Forbes
Vol. 9, 2106—2107Paton
Vol. 3, 350—351Credits
Status
Document
Metadata
Correspondence
sent
| Person | Robert Forbes |
| Date | 21 Jan 1775 |
| Place | Tartanhall |
| Place |
received
| Person | John Farquharson |
| Place | Dunkirk |
acknowledgements
quote
Your kind intimation of all being come safe to hand, and that you had dispatched as desired, reached me on the 24th instant, for which ten thousand thanks (Paton V.3, 350).
compliments to
quote
To yourself, caillich, honest Sandy Blair and his bosom friend, all things good and happy, from me and mine (Paton V.3, 351).
enclosed in
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Two letters and a most extraordinary paper in your debt! Not my ordinary truly (Paton V.3, 349).
enclosures
requests
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Her ladyship and another right honourable person are extremely anxious to know the real name of your Monsieur Oglau
for they cannot discover, with all their acuteness, what cousin-german he can be, whether Scots or English. Inform, therefore, and thereby oblige more than one (Paton V.3, 351).
remediation
in Forbes
Transcription
To John Farquharson, Dunkirk.
Dear Jock, your kind Intimation of
all having come safe to hand, &and that
you had dispatched as desired, reached
me on yethe 24th instant; for which ten
thousand Thanks. But, how came you
not to observe the Address I gave you,
literally &and perjinkly ? Know, that The-
obald’s Road is actually a Street in Lon-
don. Therefore, henceforth direct thus—
“To Mr Forbes by the Care of Mrs
“Gordon, Theobald’s Road, London.”
all having come safe to hand, &and that
you had dispatched as desired, reached
me on yethe 24th instant; for which ten
thousand Thanks. But, how came you
not to observe the Address I gave you,
literally &and perjinkly ? Know, that The-
obald’s Road is actually a Street in Lon-
don. Therefore, henceforth direct thus—
“To Mr Forbes by the Care of Mrs
“Gordon, Theobald’s Road, London.”
This same Mrs Gordon is a Sterling
Lady. Mark that, Clerk. She wishes
well to all such auld Sinners as
you &and I are.
Lady. Mark that, Clerk. She wishes
well to all such auld Sinners as
you &and I are.
Your Account of Lord Nicholas’s
Death was no new Thing before
yours reached me. A piece of his
I have the Honour to be acquainted
with. Her Ladyship &and another Right
HonbleHonourable person are extremely anxi-
ous to know the real Name of
your MonsrMonsieur Oglou; for they cannot
discover, with all their Acuteness,
what Cousin German he can be, qtrwhether
Scots or English. Inform, there-
fore, &and thereby oblige more than one.
Death was no new Thing before
yours reached me. A piece of his
I have the Honour to be acquainted
with. Her Ladyship &and another Right
HonbleHonourable person are extremely anxi-
ous to know the real Name of
your MonsrMonsieur Oglou; for they cannot
discover, with all their Acuteness,
what Cousin German he can be, qtrwhether
Scots or English. Inform, there-
fore, &and thereby oblige more than one.
To your selfyourself, Caillich1, honest Sandy
Blair &and his Bosom-Friend all 2107 (3007)
Things good &and happy from me
and mine.
Blair &and his Bosom-Friend all 2107 (3007)
Things good &and happy from me
and mine.
A Dieu,
Tartan-Hall,
JanryJanuary 28.
1775.
JanryJanuary 28.
1775.
Citation
Forbes, Robert. “Letter from Bishop Forbes to Bishop Gordon.” The Lyon in Mourning,
vol. 9,
Adv.MS.32.6.24, fol. 135v–136r. The Lyon in Mourning Project,
edited by Leith Davis, https://lyoninmourning.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/
Appendix
Equivalent to the English phrase "old lady," meaning wife.