[George Borrow and His Circle by Clement King Shorter]@TWC D-Link bookGeorge Borrow and His Circle CHAPTER XV 8/14
Desiring to be kindly remembered to Mr.and Mrs.Skepper and the remainder of the family,--I remain, dear Madam, your most obedient humble servant, GEORGE BORROW. That Borrow owed his introduction to Mr.Cunningham to Mrs.Clarke is clear, although Cunningham, in his letter to the Bible Society urging the claims of Borrow, refers to the fact that a 'young farmer' in the neighbourhood had introduced him.
This was probably her brother, Breame Skepper.
Dr.Knapp was of the opinion that Joseph John Gurney obtained Borrow his appointment, but the recently published correspondence of Borrow with the Bible Society makes it clear that Cunningham wrote--on 27th December 1832--recommending Borrow to the secretary, the Rev. Andrew Brandram.
How little he knew of Borrow is indicated by the fact that he referred to him as 'independent in circumstances.' Brandram told Caroline Fox many years afterwards that Gurney had effected the introduction, but this was merely a lapse of memory.
In fact we find Borrow asking to be allowed to meet Gurney before his departure.
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