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To James Scott, Esq.
Beriton, November the 13th, 1770.
Dear Sir,
HIS FATHER'S DEATH.
Yesterday evening, about six o'clock, it pleased God to take my poor father out of the World. My situation and that of poor Mrs. Gibbon will excuse my saying any more on the melancholy occasion, than that I am and ever shall be,
Dear Sir,
Most truly yours,
E. Gibbon.