| Description | Letter to Alexander Macdonald of Kepplestone from Noel Paton, 33, George Street, Edinburgh, thanking him for a copy of the catalogue of his collection, admiration for it, explaining that while he had accepted Macdonald's offer to stay with him on his visit to Aberdeen, he now realises that it would be good if he could be seen not to be under any local influence, 'many worthy people are prone to unworthy suspicions!', he is to stay instead at the Imperial Hotel, Mr. Otto Macqueen [probably John Otto MacQueen, S.S.C.] has secured him a room, he hopes however to go to Kepplestone and meet Macdonald and George Reid, hopes that if this is impossible, in the 'anxious work' in which he is engaged, that Macdonald will understand, 10 April 1882 |