Biography

William Currie. (0-dsp.1775) (aka. Laird of Brydekirk - W. C. Carlyle)

A writer in Edinburgh. Married to Elizabeth Hunter (d. 1788). He had at least one daughter, Mary, who married (1783) Richard Campbell, also a writer. The marriage registration lists Mary as daughter of deceased William Currie of Bridekirk, so he died at some time prior to September 6, 1783.¹ A James Currie, probably William's brother, was a close friend of John Johnston.²

Life with James Boswell:

Currie acted as Boswell's guide from Annan to Springkell on October 7, 1762. Boswell described him as "a genteel, obliging young man".

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