Corpus of Modern Scottish Writing (CMSW) - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk/cmsw/ Document : 235 Title: Letter from Campbell to Murray, 9 Apr 1807 Author(s): Campbell, Thomas 9 April 1807 Sydenham Dear Murray I do assure you that none of your present guests (not even excepting the Landlord!) will more sincerely regret than I do the absence of that worthy gentleman myself . from your expected & pleasant party — But the unforeseen event being no less than a summons from his majesty's deputies-Lieutenants to answer respecting my free-will & consent to be draughted by the training act to serve (should it please his majesty (God help him) in a regiment of the line the absence of my company among the Deputy Lieutenants might be attended with still more unpleasant consequences than absenting myself from your party — I hear that you are to have Scott whose address I have unfortunately lost if he dine with you I shall be much obliged to you if you will present my respects to him & tell him to remember Sydenham — I wish I could have been among you — but you see what comes of the training act — Mrs Campbell joins me in best respects to Mrs Murray — Believe me dear Murray truly yours Thos Campbell 1807 April 9 — Sydenham Campbell Thos. Reason for not coming to Dinner FINE ART HIST. AND ARCH. G.I.E. 1901 112 [i] J. Murray Esqr Bookseller Fleet Street London — 3 Two y Po[st] . Unpaid . Sydenham 12 o'Clock . AP.10 . 1807 Nn.