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God be praised for his gracious long suffering towards me in sparing my life so long. Grant, gracious God, that I may make a good use of the time that thou mayest be pleased yet to grant me for repentance.


Patrick Gordon


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Did you know about Patrick Gordon?

His daughter (died 1739) was married firstly to a German colonel Strasburgh and then from 1699 or 1700 to his friend in Russian service General Alexander Gordon author of "The History of Peter the Great Emperor of Russia" book. Consequently he was for the remainder of his life in high favour with the Tsar who confided to him the command of his capital during his absence from Russia. A new version of his diaries in English were printed in 2009 in the UK.

Patrick Leopold Gordon (31 March 1635 – 29 November 1699) was general of the Imperial Russian army of Scottish origin.

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