L30/12/35/152

Letter from Hugh Hume-Campbell (Lord Marchmont) to son Alexander Hume-Campbell, Lord Polwarth. Sent from London. Informed by Mr Best that Alexander has new lodgings, though he had not mentioned it. 'I hope you have also fixed your additional colleges tho' you say nothing of it.'

24 Apr 1770

From: 1770 To: 1770

Reference to the weather - 'I make little doubt of your making a proper use of it to set you up entirely, since you begin to reflect how much your diet and way of life may affect your health.' '...all the pleasure you obtained by what you now find fault with in your conduct might have been had, with more poignancy, without being liable to be embittered by your subsequent disapprobation...' Writer will subscribe to a copy of Mr [Georg Christian] Gebauer's work. Comments about logic. '...from your infancy [I] have had but occasion to enforce friendship with the artillery of parental authority; for the furure .... you will be the judge of what I say to you, and your being so provides the distinction between advice and authotity - you will therefore in reality depend on yourself.' Books should be directed to Henry Foote in Durham Yard. Mention of arrangements for meeting at Spa.

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Hume-Campbell, Hugh,
Marchmont,
Hume-Campbell, Alexander,
Hume-Campbell, Hugh (3rd Earl of Marchmont),
Best,
Foote, Henry

family correspondence, Spa, books, EDUCATION