Corpus of Modern Scottish Writing (CMSW) - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk/cmsw/ Document : 301 Title: Letter Written on Mourning Paper, Asking for a Pig Author(s): Brown Provanhall School, Friday [¿] My Dear Sir Have you any young pigs just now. The one we got from you in April has done well. Killed yesterday and only wanted 6 lb of being 11 st. was getting too big for the house we have for such. If you have any I will take one. Although the last one is not yet paid I am sure you can trust me another till I see you. Tell Master Reston if he picks as good a one this time as last he is entitled to a commission. Will call on you shortly. I enter the University for my sixth Session on Monday. Remember me to Mrs Mather. Yours trulyWm BrownNr Mather, Provanhall Let me know if you have any young one if so will set me [¿] at once WB.