Letter to James Clark: 20 January 1810
Paid to Kilmarnock Mr James Clark Musician Argyle
Shire Militia Wt a
parcel in Haste } Ayr Paisley
20th Jany 1810 Dear Friend Receive your Musical
Museum and be pleased to accept of my best thanks for the
lend of it. I hope you will have received the Anniversary verses which I
wrote for you eight days since, they were the most suitable of any I could find
——-- Your Brother-in-law
called on me last night with the Book formerly mentioned, I have not yet had
time to read much of it – but I think there will be something in ˄it˄
very curious – Scadlock has written some very excellent verses for our 29th
and a song to which Smith has promised to give us original Music – My Ode is
finished, with what success I know not – but I think it may stand printing,
may-be not ——— I wish you much happiness on that night — and I hope to see,
some account of your meeting in the newspapers ——— We are all as usual — Drop
me a few lines for satisfaction on the receipt of the volumes – I shall only
clear R.
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