Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R.E.,F.R.A.S., Under Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1835-1840 |
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James Drummond [ * the last of Comrie ' ] , on succeeding to the estate , became
the representative of the families of Invermay , Drummondernoch , and Comrie .
He was a gentleman of great ingenuity , highly improved the estate , and new ...
James Drummond [ * the last of Comrie ' ] , on succeeding to the estate , became
the representative of the families of Invermay , Drummondernoch , and Comrie .
He was a gentleman of great ingenuity , highly improved the estate , and new ...
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Mr Drummond ' s circumstances became somewhat embarrassed soon after his
marriage . As stated by Mr Malcolm , he had played the part of an improving
proprietor . He had “ new - modelled " the village of Comrie , besides expending
large ...
Mr Drummond ' s circumstances became somewhat embarrassed soon after his
marriage . As stated by Mr Malcolm , he had played the part of an improving
proprietor . He had “ new - modelled " the village of Comrie , besides expending
large ...
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On his death , his estate was found to consist chiefly of irrecoverable debts , and
his widow and unmarried daughter became part of the household of Mrs
Drummond . She retired , on her husband's death , to Preston , in East Lothian ,
where ...
On his death , his estate was found to consist chiefly of irrecoverable debts , and
his widow and unmarried daughter became part of the household of Mrs
Drummond . She retired , on her husband's death , to Preston , in East Lothian ,
where ...
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His next teachers were of a different stamp : one was a Mr Roy , an accomplished
scholar , who afterwards became tutor in the Bedford family ; the other , George
Jardine , Professor of Logic and Rhetoric in the University of Glasgow . Professor
...
His next teachers were of a different stamp : one was a Mr Roy , an accomplished
scholar , who afterwards became tutor in the Bedford family ; the other , George
Jardine , Professor of Logic and Rhetoric in the University of Glasgow . Professor
...
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The system , from the first intolerable , soon became hateful . Moreover , he was
now in a position to understand the nature of the career he had chosen ; and
neither its duties nor its rewards were such as , when ascertained , reconciled
him to ...
The system , from the first intolerable , soon became hateful . Moreover , he was
now in a position to understand the nature of the career he had chosen ; and
neither its duties nor its rewards were such as , when ascertained , reconciled
him 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 | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 16 Jun 2006 |
| Length | 475 pages |
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