▁although ▁the ▁identity ▁of ▁the ▁author ▁is ▁not ▁stated . ▁This ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁earlier ▁aut obi ography ▁is ▁basically ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Pur vis ▁himself . ▁Although ▁writing ▁two ▁dec ades ▁after ▁Pur vis ' s ▁death , ▁the ▁author ▁was ▁in ▁contact ▁with ▁his ▁wid ow , ▁who ▁was ▁still ▁alive . ▁ ▁The ▁author ▁had ▁other ▁sources , ▁for ▁instance ▁qu oting ▁from ▁correspond ence ▁between ▁Sam ▁Bay l iss , ▁of ▁Billy ▁Pur vis ' ▁company , ▁and ▁" T . A .", ▁pres umably ▁the ▁publish er . ▁ ▁Another ▁source ▁is ▁a ▁detailed ▁ob itu ary ▁of ▁his ▁wid ow . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁One ▁of ▁tw ins , ▁Pur vis ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Auch end in ny , ▁Scotland ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁January ▁ 1 7 8 4 . ▁Besides ▁his ▁tw in ▁brother , ▁he ▁had ▁three ▁other ▁sib lings ▁including ▁another ▁pair ▁of ▁tw ins . ▁The ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁The ▁Close ▁in ▁New castle ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁still ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁house ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁when ▁his ▁aut obi ography ▁appeared . ▁Although ▁he ▁travel led ▁widely , ▁" through ▁the ▁greater ▁part ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁Scotland ", ▁this ▁house ▁remained ▁his ▁base . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁drum mer ▁for ▁a ▁milit ia ▁regiment , ▁" The ▁New castle ▁Lo yal ▁Independent ▁Gent le men ▁Vol unte ers " ▁despite ▁the ▁initial ▁opposition ▁of