 | 1767 - 572 Seiten
...April 17 ri, old ftyle, at -Edinburgh. I was of a good family, both by father and morher: my father's family is a branch of the Earl of Home's, or Hume's ; and my anceftors had been proprietors of the eftate, which my brother poffriies, for feveral generations.... | |
 | David Hume, Adam Smith - 1777 - 138 Seiten
...April 1711, old ftyle, at Edinburgh. I was of a good family, both by father and mother : my father's family is a branch of the Earl of Home's, or Hume's ; and my anceftors had been proprietors of the eftate, which my brother pofiefles, for feveral generations.... | |
 | David Hume - 1789 - 452 Seiten
...April i7fi, old ftyle, at .Edinburgh. 1 was of a good family, both by father and mother : my father's family is a branch of the Earl of Home's or Hume's; and my anceftors had been proprietors of the eftate, which my brother poflefles , for feveral generations.... | |
 | 1777 - 750 Seiten
...54, j. Price* of grain, Mona« ¡ity-biils, &c. jrj. family, both by Father and mother* my father's family is a branch of the Earl of Home's, or '.Hume's; and my anctilor» bad been proprietors of the ellate xvhioh my brother poffcfles [Nincwells, Berwickfhiri.']... | |
 | Robert Bisset - 636 Seiten
...April, 1711, old style, at Edinburgh. He was of a good family, both by father and mother : his father's family is a branch of the Earl of Home's or Hume's ; and his ancestors had been proprietors of the estate, which his nephew now possesses, for several generations.... | |
 | Thomas Mortimer - 1810 - 532 Seiten
...ancestors had been proprietors of the estate, which his brother possessed, for several generations. His mother was daughter of sir David Falconer, president of the college of justice. His family however, was not rich ; and as he was a younger brother, his patrimony was very slender.... | |
 | David Hume - 1819 - 432 Seiten
...April 1711, old style, at Edinburgh. I was of a good family, both by father and mother : my father's family is a branch of the earl of Home's, or Hume's...the College of Justice : the title of lord Halkerton cams by succession to her brother. My family, however, was not rich, and being myself a younger brother,... | |
 | David Hume - 1826 - 508 Seiten
...April 1711, old style, at Edinburgh. I was of a good family, both by father and mother. My father's family is a branch of the Earl of Home's or Hume's...Lord Halkerton came by succession to her brother. a 2 My family, however, was not rich ; and, being myself a younger brother, my patrimony, according... | |
 | John Kay - 1838 - 466 Seiten
...of Joseph Home of Ninewells and Catharine Falconer, who was a daughter of Sir David Falconer, Lord President of the College of Justice. The title of Lord Halkerton came by succession to her brother, as that of Earl of Kintore has since fallen to his descendants. Catharine Falconer had the misfortune... | |
 | 1871 - 704 Seiten
...good family "both by father and mother: my father's family is a branch of the Earl of Homes or Humes, and my ancestors had been proprietors of the estate,...which my brother possesses, for several generations " (p. 2). The name of the family estate was Ninewells, and its last male possessor was David Hume,... | |
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I was of a good family, both by father and mother. My father's family is a branch of the Earl of Home's or Hume's ; and my ancestors had been proprietors of the estate, which my brother possesses, for several generations. My mother was daughter of Sir... 
