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ALEXANDER GORDON LAING.
MAJOR OF 2ND WEST INDIA REGIMENT,
FROM THE ORIGINAL PAINTING IN THE POSSESSION OF HIS FATHER,
WILLIAM LAING, ESQRE A.M, AT DALKEITH.
BLACKIE & SON, GLASGOW, EDINBURGH & LONDON.
