Greetings, I am Robert Scot. My birth took place on the auspicious day of October 2, 1745, in Canongate, Scotland. My passion and expertise lie in engraving, a craft I diligently cultivated under the tutelage of Richard Cooper, Sr. at the Trustees Academy in Edinburgh. Upon my migration to Fredericksburg in 1775, I adopted the simplified name 'Scot' and embarked upon my vocation as an engraver.