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- GLC#
- GLC02549.47-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 12 May 1791
- Author/Creator
- Dundas, David, Sir, Bart, 1749-1826
- Title
- to James Dundas
- Place Written
- Richmond, England
- Pagination
- 4 p. : Height: 23 cm, Width: 18.5 cm
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- The Early Republic
Discusses mutual acquaintances, including Mr. Erskine and the Duke of Roxbury, who speak highly of James and are available for recommendations. Expounds on the importance of an active life and remarks that the only people whose lives are "bearable are professional men." Uses an analogy of a schoolboy looking forward to holidays and enjoying them more because of the work in between. Notes the unhappiness of professionals who have retired from business. In an earlier letter, he had urged James to start his own legal practice (see GLC02549.48).
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