ion ▁in ▁Scotland ’ ▁having ▁been ▁prepared , ▁Dr um mond , ▁along ▁with ▁B ish ops ▁Sk inner ▁and ▁Stra chan , ▁set ▁out ▁for ▁London ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 7 8 9 ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁bill ' s ▁progress ▁through ▁Parliament . ▁ ▁Dr um mond ▁continued ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁until ▁ 1 8 0 5 , ▁when , ▁on ▁the ▁union ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁classes ▁of ▁Epis cop ali ans , ▁he ▁res igned ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁Very ▁Rev ▁Dr ▁Daniel ▁Sand ford . ▁However , ▁he ▁retained ▁his ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁cler gy ▁in ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁of ▁Glasgow ▁until ▁his ▁death , ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁his ▁residence , ▁Haw th or nd en , ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁August ▁ 1 8 0 9 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁eight y - n ine ▁or ▁nin ety . ▁▁ ▁His ▁wife ▁died ▁at ▁Edinburgh , ▁ 1 1 ▁September ▁ 1 7 8 9 , ▁in ▁her ▁si xty - e ighth ▁year , ▁having ▁had ▁an ▁only ▁child , ▁a ▁daughter , ▁who ▁died ▁before ▁her . ▁ ▁Writ ings ▁ ▁Dr um mond ▁was ▁a ▁good ▁the olog ian ▁and ▁well - mean ing , ▁but , ▁says ▁Russ el , ▁‘ his ▁int em perate ▁manner ▁defeated ▁in ▁most ▁cases ▁the ▁bene vol ence ▁of ▁his ▁intent ions , ▁and ▁only ▁ir rit ated ▁those ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁wished ▁to ▁conv ince .’ ▁He ▁wrote ▁several ▁small ▁tract s , ▁among ▁which ▁may ▁be