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  <dc:title>Letter: Jean Barclay to John Gordon of Buthlaw </dc:title>
  <dc:description>Letter written by Jean Barclay [Mrs. Thomas Gordon, his sister-in-law], Aberdeen to John Gordon of Buthlaw, advocate, Edinburgh. Discusses proposal of marriage made to her daughter, Annie, by Dr. Young, a widower with a young son, to which the writer has not yet consented. Wishes Gordon’s support against the match and asks him to invite niece to stay with them.</dc:description>
  <dc:date>22 August 1769</dc:date>
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