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honorably in Edinburg, where he attended all
the lectures including the famous Dr Brown's --
While there in the year 1782 (he was then 21 yr of age)
March 2d, he heard of the Death of his beloved
brother, to whom he was most tenderly attached, &
in his journal kept at the time says "This day
"oh! fatal one indeed I received the accounts of my
"dear brother Absolom's Death, poor fellow, what a
"load does my heart contain-- he is gone forever--
"he is gone & I shall no more either hear from him,
"or see him -- Oh! my God have mercy upon his
"poor Spirit___ He was a good & a fine youth - he
"was a most kind & affectionate & loving brother _
"& to his tender parents a most dutiful Son. I rejoice
"that he will be blessed."____

'3d This day so overwhelmed with Grief that I
'was advised to take a ride out, in a chaise, which
"I did in the afternoon, & went to Mussleburgh, about
"six miles off, going around by Dalkeith, but found
'little pleasure in anything."

He might truly say he was "a good & fine youth for