A Few Memoranda of The Life of the late Patrick Drummond Esqre. formerly A Solicitor of Croydon by His Son William. 1845

DRUMMOND, William

Published by [s.n.] [1845], [s.i.], 1845

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Manuscript on paper. [2], 138pp. Handsomely bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled navy morocco, A.E.G., Watered silk endpapers, gilt dentelles. Photographic portrait pasted to front pastedown. With a loosely inserted mourning card in memory of Elizabeth Drummond, wife of Patrick, Patrick Drummond, and two daughters Ann and Mary, and letter dated 1950 pertaining to the rescue of the book from sale. A finely executed and handsomely bound manuscript memoir - apparently unpublished - of the life of Lincoln-born, Croydon-based solicitor Patrick Drummond (1766-1845); compiled by his second son William Drummond (1807-1884). The memoir commences with an account of Drummond's the early life and career, though the main body of the text is predominantly comprised of copies of affectionate and highly personal correspondence that passed between Drummond and members of his immediate family. The manuscript concludes with a series of succinct paragraphs revealing of aspects of Drummond's character and interests, including, inter alia, 'Religion', 'Politics', 'Industry', 'Temperance', and, charmingly, 'Love of Wife and Children'. The final passage records the circumstances Drummond's death following a 'bilious attack', and a moving tribute extracted from the diary of one of his sons: 'His life has been one of constant labour , in the arduous continuance of which he has been supported by his love for his children, and his deep sense of Religion - I have not room here nor time to comment fully on his Excellencies - or to say more than that I cannot conceive a better father of Mother, than providence has blessed me with'. Size: Quarto.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Few Memoranda of The Life of the late Patrick Drummond Esqre. formerly A Solicitor of Croydon by His Son William. 1845
• Publisher: [s.n.] [1845], [s.i.]
• Publication Date: 1845
• Binding: Hardcover