James Smith (draper)
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James Smith of Mauchline was one of Robert Burns's closest friends and confidants. He was born in 1765, son of a Mauchline merchant, Ayrshire, Scotland. In 1775, when he was only ten years, old his fa
Poosie Nansies in 1900.
The Kilmarnock Edition of Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect
William Auld's memorial and James Lamie's grave to the left
John Richmond (lawyer)
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John Richmond was one of Robert Burns's closest friends and confidants. He was born in Sorn parish at Montgarswood, Ayrshire, Scotland. His father, Henry Richmond, was a merchant in Mauchline and owne
James Smith (draper)
…father of the boy although locally it was taken for granted. She moved to Bridgend after the child was born. Smith was introduced to Robert Burns by John Richmond and together with William Hunter, a tanner, the four became close friends, 'ram-stam boys' "Unco pack an' thick thegither" and formed the notorious…
Mauchline Kirk as it appeared at the time of John Richmond
The Jolly Beggars by Isaac Cruikshank
John Richmond's gravestone