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                <title>Thomas Pennant to George Paton, asking him to proofread material on
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                        <settlement>Edinburgh</settlement>
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                        <idno>ADV. MSS. 29.5.5 (2 vols.) i</idno>
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                    <salute>Dear Sir</salute>
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                <p>Inclosed are the sheets respecting <placeName ref="pl0076">Edinburgh</placeName>.
                    Let me entreat you carefully to look them over, see what is omitted or may be
                    corrected. &amp; then return them let me entreat you to shew them to no one on
                    any account which will much oblige</p>
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                    <salute>y<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> obed<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>
                            Serv<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>
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                    <p>are not the colliers &amp;c set free by a late act? Pray give me a little
                            acc<hi rend="superscript">t</hi> of the marriage contracts. are they as
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                        says?</p>
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                    <hi rend="superscript">Free</hi>
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                    <stamp type="postmark">20<lb/>SE</stamp>
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