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Cleland letter

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HOYFM.ACL2023.2/1/45
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Title
Cleland letter
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Letter from John Cleland to his mother, brothers and sisters. John asks after his grandmother and says he recieved his trunk for half a guinea, though it was delayed in arriving. Mentions his companion, an old schoolfellow named John Blakeway, son to Hamilton Blakeway of Saintfield. Complains of William's letters that he spells many words incorrectly or leaves them out that his letters are illegible. Sent from Glasgow to Ballynahinch.
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