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John Blair
Died 1772  
Captain Blair
John Blair of Dunskey

Of Dunskey. Son of John Blair of Dunskey and Anne Kennedy, a first cousin of the 10th Earl of Eglinton. Ensign (1759) in the Third Foot Guards. Lieutenant (1767).1

Boswell mentions a Captain Blair in an ecstatic letter to John Johnston dated September 13, 1762, and again in his journal of May 1, 1763, where he dined with Blair in the home of Andrew Douglas. He referred several times to Blair as a generous and honest soul; good company during the following months, when he saw a bit of Blair either together with Douglas or William Temple.

    Boswell's London Journal 1762-1763
    Correspondence of James Boswell and John Johnston

    Unless otherwise noted, the source for a dated quotation of Boswell's is generally the corresponding volume of the Yale Trade Editions of Boswell's journals.