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Pinkerton, John, antiquary, 1758-1826

 Person

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Letter of James Beattie to John Pinkerton concerning the rhythms of ancient verse forms, in particular the Sapphic form., 1778.

 Item
Identifier: MS.23638, folios 5-7
Scope and Contents

Included with the letter is an engraving of James Beattie.

Dates: 1778.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Collection of letters of, to and concerning eighteenth-century men and women of letters. / Letters of James Beattie to David Garrick, John Pinkerton, Thomas Caddell, and William Gregory.

Letter of Robert Boyd to John Pinkerton., 1782.

 Item
Identifier: MS.23638, folios 28-29
Scope and Contents

Concerns Boyd`s attempts to play an organ.

Dates: 1782.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Collection of letters of, to and concerning eighteenth-century men and women of letters.

Letter of William A. Cadell to John Pinkerton., 1813.

 Item
Identifier: MS.23638, folios 53-54
Scope and Contents

Concerns observations on geology.

Dates: 1813.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Collection of letters of, to and concerning eighteenth-century men and women of letters.

Letters of James Beattie to David Garrick, John Pinkerton, Thomas Caddell, and William Gregory., 1771-1792.

 Series
Identifier: MS.23638, folios 3-11
Dates: 1771-1792.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Collection of letters of, to and concerning eighteenth-century men and women of letters.

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