Ecclefechan

[Of this letter, Dr. Currie writes "the poet must have been tipsy indeed to abuse sweet Ecclefechan at this rate;" it is one of the prettiest of our Annandale villages, and the birth-place of that distinguished biographer.] _Ecclefechan_, 7_th February_, 1795.

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At the foot of these hills is the village of Ecclefechan, some eight miles inland.

Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies George Henry Blore

As soon as the army had passed the river, the Prince formed it into two columns, which separated; the one, conducted by Charles Edward, took the road to Ecclefechan; the other, under the command of Lord George Murray, marched to Annan.

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The house in Ecclefechan, in Dumfriesshire, where Carlyle was born, and which was purchased by a niece, has been restored and has had some interesting relics placed in it.

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Ecclefechan, though a public funeral in the Abbey was offered and its acceptance would have met with the approval of his countrymen.

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Death at Chelsea, February 5; burial at Ecclefechan.

Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies George Henry Blore

Ecclefechan he commenced business as a tailor, and married a young country girl, for whom he had formed a devoted attachment.

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Born at Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, December 4. 1809.

Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies George Henry Blore

Ecclefechan in Annandale, where he was born about the year 1756.

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[Note 1: Farms near Ecclefechan to which his parents moved in 1814 and 1826.]

Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies George Henry Blore