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James Smyth

Dates
1759–?
Occupation
Writer to the Signet

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Name
James Smyth
Occupation
Writer to the Signet
Biographical Notes
Son of Robert Smyth, Schoolmaster in Paisley; m. Barbara Barbour. Apprentice to Thomas Adair; W.S. 1789.
Life Dates
1759 - 1827

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