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Dundas, David, Sir, Bart (1749-1826) to James Dundas [fragment]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02549.03 Author/Creator: Dundas, David, Sir, Bart (1749-1826) Place Written: Richmond (London), England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa 1774 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; 24 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy

Thanks his brother for a gift. Discusses paying part of a debt. Writing about his mother, he states: "My Mother generally speaks her mind too freely, tho she commonly means well."

Sir David Dundas, 1st Bart of Richmond, was a doctor who was appointed Sargent Surgeon to King George III in 1791.
James Dundas was a lawyer in Edinburgh, Scotland, and David's younger brother.

Dundas, David, Sir, Bart, 1749-1826
Dundas, James, 1752-1831

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