During his stay in Berlin in 1764, Boswell lived in the house of Karl David Kircheisen, the president of the Berlin city council.
George Frazer - Deputy-auditor of Excise
George Frazer
Born ca. 1701Died Oct 12, 1774
Biography:
Deputy-auditor of excise in Edinburgh. He had at least two children, one of whom, Andrew, was sometime commissary at Dunkirk, France.1 Possibly married to Christian Paterson.
- 1. Boswell in Search of a Wife, 1766-1769, entry September 25, 1769.
Life with Boswell:
Boswell mentions Frazer in his journal as early as October 28, 1762, when Boswell had breakfast at Frazer's home in Edinburgh. On January 12, 1767 Frazer dined with Boswell, and on January 20, 1768 "Mr. George Frazer and Mr. Orme drank tea and claret with me, consulting on a plan for Lochmaben manse."1 He is mentioned in the journals occasionally until his death on October 12, 1774, which Boswell described as "a striking circumstance to me, as I had known him long, and liked him much".2 Boswell describes all their meetings as pleasant.
- 1. Journal entries for those dates.
- 2. Boswell: the Ominous Years, 1774-1776, entry October 19, 1774.