Statement of facts / [James Syme].

  • Syme, James, 1799-1870
Date:
[1832]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Statement of facts / [James Syme]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    STATEMENT OF FACTS BY Mr SYME, On the evening of Saturday 22d September, Mr Syme hap¬ pening to call on his friend, the Reverend Dr Belfrage, at Slate- ford, was informed, that Dr Mackintosh had recently made cer¬ tain statements to him regarding a lady,—a near connection of Mr Syme’s, which were calculated to injure her, and to be very painful to the feelings of her friends. The nature of these statements is explained in the following letter, which Mr Syme received from Dr Belfrage on Monday afternoon. My Dear Sir, Slateford, Two o’ Clock. Dr Mackintosh’s son has been here with a letter, requiring me to state what I reported to you. The following is my an¬ swer, which is just now sent off to him :— My Dear Sir, In reply to your letter, I beg leave to submit to you the fol¬ lowing statement of facts :—