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Title: Letter from Campbell to Murray, 9 Apr 1807

Author(s): Campbell, Thomas

9 April 1807 Sydenham

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.