Letters From a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to His Friend in London - Containing the Description of a Capital Town in That Northern Country; With an Account of Some Uncommon Customs of the Inhabitants #270050

The Gentleman in whose Possession they were, died some Time ago, and through Losses, unsuccessful law-suits, and other Disappointments, left his Family in none of the best of Circumstances; and, therefore you will believe I could obtain them no otherwise than by a mineral Interest. The Person who writ them, has not set his Name to any one of them, and, it is very probable, he made Use of that Caution for Reasons given in his introductory Letter; but this is not very material, because, if I had known the Name, in all Likelihood I might have thought myself under an Obligation to conceal it.viii the editor TO the reader.