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Image #1 of letter: Margaret Watt (II) to James Watt (II), 3 May 1791

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Calton May 3 : 1791

My Hond Parent

I received your affectionate letter
yesterday from Mr Hamilton for which I sincere
-ly thank you — I shall not only endeavour to
reduce to practice the excellent precepts it contains
but I shall keep it as long as I live that
if ever I should be enclined to be illnatured
peevish, extravagant or disobedient I may have
it to remind me of my Duty —
Accept my Dear Father of my most grate
-full thanks for the liberal sum you have
given me to defray my expenses and for
every other instance of your goodness to-wards
me —
I shall endeavour with the asistance of
my Aunt to lay out this money to the
greatest advantage and sincerely hope that
every future action of my life may merit
your aprobation —
My Aunt Marr is still Complaining _and

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and my Aunt Betty has been very ill with
the Gout in her stomach but is now getting
better though very slowly —
Both my Aunts desire kind Compliments
to all your Family — Please remember
my Respectfully & Affectionately to Mrs Watt
with love to Gregory & [?Yepy] —
I remain my Dear & Hon'd Father
your Dutifull Daughter
Marg^t Watt

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