Transcribed from the 5 November 1822 edition of The Strabane Morning Post newspaper, by permission of The British Library: Died. At Grahamston, Glasgow, Wm. Gordon, aged 97, who was buried on Thursday following in the Anderston burying-ground. This singular individual, who had for ten years past worn the same coat, patched and mended, and who is said for seven years never to have used soap in washing himself, left behind him an immense quantity of keys, old and new, highly burnished; a hatful of pins, 15 large screws, from 90 to 100 hammers, adzes, and gimblets, a great quantity of bottles and jars; and what may appear most singular, a roomful of boys' tops, peeries, whips, &c. His collection of sticks is curious. These, with gold and silver watches, are in the possession of his executors. For many years he wore a polished key on his thumb, a gold watch in one pocket, and a silver one in the other. ==================

Alison Kilpatrick wrote: > Transcribed from the 5 November 1822 edition of The Strabane Morning > Post newspaper, by permission of The British Library: > > Died. > At Grahamston, Glasgow, Wm. Gordon, aged 97, who was buried on > Thursday following in the Anderston burying-ground. This singular > individual, who had for ten years past worn the same coat, patched and > mended, and who is said for seven years never to have used soap in > washing himself, left behind him an immense quantity of keys, old and > new, highly burnished; a hatful of pins, 15 large screws, from 90 to 100 > hammers, adzes, and gimblets, a great quantity of bottles and jars; and > what may appear most singular, a roomful of boys' tops, peeries, whips, > &c. His collection of sticks is curious. These, with gold and silver > watches, are in the possession of his executors. For many years he wore > a polished key on his thumb, a gold watch in one pocket, and a silver > one in the other. > > ================== > What are "Peeries"? The only time I've heard the term was in Ireland to describe sheepdogs.

Wait 'till he sees God's collection! A few more years involved in that one! Alison Kilpatrick wrote: > Transcribed from the 5 November 1822 edition of The Strabane Morning > Post newspaper, by permission of The British Library: > > Died. > At Grahamston, Glasgow, Wm. Gordon, aged 97, who was buried on > Thursday following in the Anderston burying-ground. This singular > individual, who had for ten years past worn the same coat, patched and > mended, and who is said for seven years never to have used soap in > washing himself, left behind him an immense quantity of keys, old and > new, highly burnished; a hatful of pins, 15 large screws, from 90 to 100 > hammers, adzes, and gimblets, a great quantity of bottles and jars; and > what may appear most singular, a roomful of boys' tops, peeries, whips, > &c. His collection of sticks is curious. These, with gold and silver > watches, are in the possession of his executors. For many years he wore > a polished key on his thumb, a gold watch in one pocket, and a silver > one in the other. > > ================== > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GENIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >