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Letter from Bishop Gordon, April 18. 1775. wherein of King James the 2d, much to his Honour

Time of her Departure from Edinburgh to Bath

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Time of her Departure from Edr to Bath
Paton
Letters from Bishop Forbes to Bishop Gordon
Pages
Forbes
Vol. 9, 2112
Paton
Vol. 3, 354—355
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Correspondence
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Person Robert Forbes
Date09 Mar 1775
Date21 Mar 1775
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Person Bishop Gordon
PlaceLondon
acknowledgements
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Your welcome and most acceptable favour of the 2nd instant is now before me (Paton V.3, 354).
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Pray for her ladyship’s good and safe journey (Paton V.3, 355).
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in Forbes
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To B.Bishop G.Gordon “March 21. 1775.

Yesterday ^after Dinner
the Countess set out from EdrEdinburgh for Bath,
intending, Deo volvolente 1 to be against Sun-
day
with Mr Mansfield of Newcastle,
&and at Bath before Easter. Pray for
her Ladyship’s good &and safe Journey.”
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Forbes, Robert. “Letters from Bishop Forbes to Bishop Gordon.” The Lyon in Mourning, vol. 9, Adv.MS.32.6.24, fol. 139v. The Lyon in Mourning Project, edited by Leith Davis, https://lyoninmourning.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/v09.2112.01.html.
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Latin, "God willing"
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