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if you want me. I was about twenty-one when I attended y'
grandfather's funeraU. He was taken ill while visitting a
friend at Templepatrick, and dyed y''% for he cou'd not be
removed. Mr Livingstone, a verry old friend of y"' family,
wrote y'' inscription, w'' y* claimant from America got de-
stroyed. I always heard y' y' great gr.fatiier, y'' Hono''''^ Mr
Alexander, (who was known in the country as Mr Alexander
of Gartmoir,) dyed at Derry : but for y° destruction of y"
parish registers in the north by y' Papists, during y'= civil
war from 1689 to 1692, you mit have got y'= certificates you
want.
I am w"' Friend Denison till October ; so if you have more
questions to put to me, please to direct to his care. Till
then,
I remain. Rev"* Sir,
Y" respectfully,
A. E. Baillie.
No. V.
LETTER, Dr Benjamin Alexander to Mrs Alexander,
Kinff Street, Birminc/ham.
To
Mrs Alexander,
King Street,
Birmingham.
Hon"^ and D' Mamma,
Received y' letter yesterday by Mr Kettle. I write
instantly to prevent more mischief. Take no physic any body
foolish practice to weaken constitutions for a foolish rash —
let it go off as it will — don't you see how it has hurt Mary .?
Let sister Hannah take antimonial wine, thirty or forty drops
twice a-day. This will carry off the rash by perspiration, and
safely. I send you the portrait of gr.father Alexander, which
Campbell did for Bro^ Sisters never saw it. C. says we
can't recover Gartmo
The other Scottish property went to
half sister to my gr^ather, but w
succeeded in Ireland if we begin soon
It will be now necessary to pay Campbell's bill. It comes to