Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R.E.,F.R.A.S., Under Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1835-1840 |
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Page 10
... Drummond's belonging to this time , as reprimanding the Taylors for their
improper conduct . This letter , which is addressed to his eldest brother , is
carefully ruled with pencil , and written in boy's “ half - text . " It is dated 27th
September ( the ...
... Drummond's belonging to this time , as reprimanding the Taylors for their
improper conduct . This letter , which is addressed to his eldest brother , is
carefully ruled with pencil , and written in boy's “ half - text . " It is dated 27th
September ( the ...
Page 13
Jardine appears to have seen this , and to have hinted at his yielding to the
natural bent , in a letter to him , dated 10th March 1811 , returning a copy of Latin
verses with corrections . “ * Letter to Mr Macfarlane , 26th December 1812 . *
Letter to ...
Jardine appears to have seen this , and to have hinted at his yielding to the
natural bent , in a letter to him , dated 10th March 1811 , returning a copy of Latin
verses with corrections . “ * Letter to Mr Macfarlane , 26th December 1812 . *
Letter to ...
Page 17
The journey seems to have been undertaken for the health of his younger brother
John . An account of it is preserved in a graphic letter , written by Drummond from
Easdale to Grandmother Somers , and dated В 11th July 1812. If “ throwing up ...
The journey seems to have been undertaken for the health of his younger brother
John . An account of it is preserved in a graphic letter , written by Drummond from
Easdale to Grandmother Somers , and dated В 11th July 1812. If “ throwing up ...
Page 20
It was before the appointed hour when the determined young runner reached the
gate ; but after it , owing to the absence of the clerk , before his 66 presence was
reported . We may imagine his annoyance. * Letter to Mrs Drummond , dated ...
It was before the appointed hour when the determined young runner reached the
gate ; but after it , owing to the absence of the clerk , before his 66 presence was
reported . We may imagine his annoyance. * Letter to Mrs Drummond , dated ...
Page 22
In an earlier letter , dated March 3 , after mentioning that he had been dining with
the governor , he says : “ So I think I will write to Professors Playfair and Leslie ,
and thank them for their letters the first opportunity . It is much in my favour to ...
In an earlier letter , dated March 3 , after mentioning that he had been dining with
the governor , he says : “ So I think I will write to Professors Playfair and Leslie ,
and thank them for their letters the first opportunity . It is much in my favour to ...
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| Title | Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R.E.,F.R.A.S., Under Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1835-1840 |
| Author | John Ferguson McLennan |
| Publisher | Edmonston and Douglas, 1867 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 23 Jul 2010 |
| Length | 475 pages |
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