Autograph letter signed : Dunnichen, to Sir James Murray-Pulteney, 1794 May 12.
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Pulteney, James, Sir, approximately 1751-1811
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Dempster, George, 1732-1818
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George Dempster of Dunnichen was born in Edinburgh in 1732, the grandson and namesake of a prosperous merchant and banker. He was educated at the University of St. Andrew and received legal training at the University of Edinburgh, becoming a member of the Faculty of Advocates in 1775 at the young age of 23. With his wealth, education and social standing, Dempster moved easily into the brilliant circle of Scottish Renaissance philosophers and literai that included David Hume, William Robinson, Ja...