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 Familys at such a distance several years to my School one of that number is still employing me and to the Parishes of Beith Dunlop and Stewarton who employ me less or more every sumner I appeal to the Rector of the Grammar School here who is in the practice of receiving some of my Scholars into his Grammar School who is a fit judge to ascerain my Character as a Teacher the boys who have gone to his School nearly these twenty years he will know how they pronounce know the parts of speech and sounds of the vowels which is my habitual practice in Teaching my English Scholars John Donald and his friends well know the rapid progress his Daughter Isobella made from the Letters to read tolerable easy in the bible in less than nine months I rec lately a Certificate fron one of the present Magistrates Baillie R. M'Lean stating my Character to be unexceptionable and that I had one of the most flourishing Schools in Paisley and himself great satisfaction in Teaching his Family and great satisfaction to the Community of Paisley and had by my assiduity and industry acquired considerable property I have a Certificate from Mr Barr Senr was a Member of Town Council at that particular time nearly a copy of Baillie R. M'Leans and to his particular knowledge he never knew'any Teacher (without emoluments) meet with the success in Teaching and acquire such property I appeal to every man of Character and who will act from princi that ever employed me and are still employing I have devoted my whole life to this day in Teaching Youth and instilling the principles of Early Piety into their tender minds I beg leave to add I was among the first who proposed to John Dalzell Elder foreman to Baillie M'Lean in August 1797 the teaching of