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'''ARCHIBALD DUFF'''. David Baptie, '''Musical Scotland''' (p. 48):
'''ARCHIBALD DUFF'''.   Duff was born in Montrose, but later moved to Aberdeen to assume the music/dancing master practice of the famous Francis Peacock. David Baptie, '''Musical Scotland''' (p. 48) gives:
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''Born Aberdeen (?), about 1770 (?), Dancing master and composer of dance music.  In 1812 he issued "A Collection of Reels" etc., at Aberdeen, and''  
''Born Aberdeen (?), about 1770 (?), Dancing master and composer of dance music.  In 1812 he issued "A Collection of Reels" etc., at Aberdeen, and''  

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ARCHIBALD DUFF. Duff was born in Montrose, but later moved to Aberdeen to assume the music/dancing master practice of the famous Francis Peacock. David Baptie, Musical Scotland (p. 48) gives:

Born Aberdeen (?), about 1770 (?), Dancing master and composer of dance music. In 1812 he issued "A Collection of Reels" etc., at Aberdeen, and a second at Montrose. His collection was dedicated to Lady Ramsay of Balmain. [James Davie says his second set never appeared].

John Glen gives:

ARCHIBALD DUFF, MONTROSE - The profession he followed was that of Dancing Master, an he first comes under our notice, in 1793, in an advertisement dated November, as follows:- "A Card. Mr Duff returns his most grateful thanks to the ladies and gentlemen of Montrose .