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
Mauchline Kirk as it appeared at the time of John Richmond
The Kilmarnock Edition of Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect
The Jolly Beggars by Isaac Cruikshank
John Richmond's gravestone
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
John Richmond (lawyer)
…is thought to have first met John Richmond in 1784 when he was working at Gavin Hamilton's lawyer's office as a clerk. Richmond introduced Burns to James Smith and together with William Hunter, a tanner, the four became close friends "Unco pack an' thick thegither" and formed the notorious 'Court of Equity…
Poosie Nansies in 1900.
William Auld's memorial and James Lamie's grave to the left