Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh, to [the Marchioness of Abercorn], [1820] Jan. 15.

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Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh, to [the Marchioness of Abercorn], [1820] Jan. 15.

Discussing the recent deaths of his mother, maternal uncle and maternal aunt, which all took place within a few days of each other; describing the mustering of men in response to "the bad disposition on the English border," reporting that he ordered his Piper to play their Gathering, and that 100 young men volunteered within the first twenty-four hours.

1 item (2 p.) ; 25.3 cm

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SNAC Resource ID: 8121934

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