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LETTERS OF ANDREW FLETCHER
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the last passages of his life, which I think you could not have done in
that manner without having been truly touched yourself. You may
look upon it as a singular good providence that you were cast into his
company at this time, both to do him service, and yourself much more,
by knowing him, and seeing so good ane example of dying well
Henry Fletcher to his son
20 Sept.
... I desire my brother’s Body may be sent in a ship to Leith, for we
design to lay it in Leith Church for a day or two till we appoint friends
to meet and transport it to his burial place at Salton, therfor let me be
advised whenever it is put aboard, or rather before, with what skipper
it is to come, and the name of the ship that I may give orders to some at
Leith to advertise me whenever that ship comes in sight, and you must
oblige the skipper under a penalty (if it be practical) either to come
into the harbour immediately or to stop in the road till the Corps be
carried out, for many of them pretend to be bound for Leith and yet
go to Borrowstounness and other ports first 1
1 Andrew Fletcher’s body was duly brought back to Saltoun, and buried in the family
vault under the parish church.

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Volume 2 - Miscellany of the Scottish History Society
DescriptionAt head of title: Volume X. Edinburgh : Printed for the Scottish History Society by T. and A. Contable, 1965. Contents: E.W.M. Balfour-Mellville (1887-1963), a memoir / by D.B. Horn. -- Bagimond's roll for the diocese of Moray / edited by Charles Burns -- Accounts of the King's Pursemaster, 1539-1540 / edited by Athol L. Murray. -- Papers of a Dundee shipping dispute, 1600-1604 / edited by W.A. McNeill -- A scottish liturgy of the reign of James VI / edited by Gordon Donaldson -- Lists of schoolmasters teaching Latin, 1690 / edited by Donald J. Withrington -- Letters of Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun and his family, 1715-1716 / edited by Irene J. Murray -- Sir John Clerk's observation on the present circumstances of Scotland, 1730 / edited by T.C. Smout -- A Renfrewshire election account, 1832 / edited by William Ferguson.
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