Life of Hugh Miller, M.D. : Fellow of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow ; of Glasgow, Bombay, and Broomfield / by the Rev. W.W. Peyton.

  • Peyton, W. W.
Date:
1883
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Credit: Life of Hugh Miller, M.D. : Fellow of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow ; of Glasgow, Bombay, and Broomfield / by the Rev. W.W. Peyton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Rev. T. G. Clark, and myself, to try and arrange for the formation by joint effort of the Presbyterians in this Presidency of an orphanage for the boys of Presbyterian soldiers and others. ‘oth May.—Attended Bank meeting, all present except Vurjeevandass. ‘The Bank business proceeds favourably so far. (This is the Commercial Bank which came to grief in a few years after this.) | ‘31s¢ MJay.—Attended a Bank meeting [which meeting is disorderly, directors out of temper]. Mr. M. most violent in his language. He then got up and struck at me, and had Mr. A. not got between us he would have committed a breach of the peace. [This strife was beautifully made up with explana- tions, and no two firmer friends to the last were afterwards in Bombay than these duellists over the Bank table. | ‘oth July.—Dr. Leith called and examined Mr. ’J. Would not give any definite opinion as to the future. - ‘9th August.—A consultation with Dr. Campbell. © ‘28th August. — Visited Worlee.... Met Rev. Messrs. Isenberg and Hormasjee Pestonjee and their wives on the hill [hill of Worlee]. ‘82h September 1856.—The Black Lagle left to-day
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