Scope and Contents

This includes two letters of John Home, the author of ‘Douglas’, concerning the sentence of execution in 1746 on David, son of George Home of Whitfield and Manderston, together with David's last letter; a letter, 1758, of David Hume, the historian, on his family history; and a letter to Alexander Home, RN, from his grandmother, concerning his behaviour and duties in life, 1780.

Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. A further correspondent has been added to the end of the sequence.Hume, Allan Octavian.Letters, 1852 and 1854, of Allan Octavian Hume to John Murray III. Folios 1-3.Hume, David.Photocopy, 1976, of a photocopy of a letter, 1763, of David Hume to an unknown recipient. Folios 4-5.Hume, James.Letter, 1826, of James Hume to John...