"In 1793 the Witts family arrived in Edinburgh for a stay of five years. A previously well-to-do family they were brought to near penury brought by the failure of Edward Witts' trading business. Apart from the stigma of bankruptcy, their easy style of living was brought crashing down to a mere few hundred pounds a year. Enlightenment Edinburgh was a dynamic place - a growing city thatwaas looking forward to a growing future. It was the new middle...
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