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David Longueville (-1776)

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David Longueville. (-1776)

Born in Dickstoun near Auchinleck. According to Alexander Boswell "a very worthy man who is by marriages in opulent circumstances". (Note 1) Minister of the English church in Amsterdam (?-1776)

Life with James Boswell:

Alexander Boswell had recommended that James visited Longueville in Amsterdam at the beginning of his stay in Holland. However, it wasn't until the end of his stay, on May 25, that he waited on Longueville in Amsterdam, describing him afterwards as "a heavy, sulky dog, but born near Auchinleck".

Notes:

Note 1: In letter to James, printed in Boswell in Holland, p. 51

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