Letter from Campbell to Murray, 9 Apr 1807
Author(s): Campbell, Thomas
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Dear Murray
I do assure you that none of your
present guests (not even excepting the Landlord!) will
more sincerely regret than I do the absence of that worthy
gentleman myself . from your expected & pleasant party —
But the unforeseen event being no less than a summons from
his majesty's deputies-Lieutenants to answer respecting my
free-will & consent to be draughted by the training act to serve
(should it please his majesty (God help him) in a regiment of the
line the absence of my company among the Deputy Lieutenants
might be attended with still more unpleasant consequences than
absenting myself from your party —
I hear that you are to have Scott whose address I have unfortunately
lost if he dine with you I shall be much obliged to you if you will
present my respects to him & tell him to remember Sydenham —
I wish I could have been among you — but you see what comes of the
training act —
Mrs Campbell joins me in best respects to Mrs Murray —
Believe me dear Murray truly yours
Thos Campbell
1807 April 9 — Sydenham
Campbell Thos.
Reason for not coming
to Dinner
FINE ART HIST. AND ARCH.
G.I.E.
1901
112
[i]
J. Murray Esqr
Bookseller
Fleet Street
London —
3
Two y Po[st]
. Unpaid .
Sydenham
12 o'Clock
. AP.10 .
1807 Nn.
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Letter from Campbell to Murray, 9 Apr 1807
Document Information
Document ID | 235 |
Title | Letter from Campbell to Murray, 9 Apr 1807 |
Year group | 1800-1850 |
Genre | Personal writing |
Year of publication | 1807 |
Wordcount | 227 |
Author information: Campbell, Thomas
Author ID | 54 |
Forenames | Thomas |
Surname | Campbell |
Gender | Male |
Year of birth | 1777 |
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland |
Occupation | Author |
Father's occupation | Tobacco importer |
Education | University |
Locations where resident | Glasgow, Edinburgh |