Boswell, James, of Auchinleck, author, 1740–1795
Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:
Commonplace book of Alexander Fraser Tytler., ?1778-1802.
Includes observations and anecdotes on contemporary Enlightenment figures including Dugald Stewart, James Boswell, Tobias Smollett and Lord Kames, and an inventory of Fraser Tytler’s publications up to 1793. Also included are copies of letters sent by David Dalrymple (Lord Hailes), and a number of verses by William Shenstone, Allan Ramsay, James Beattie and William Shakespeare translated into Latin by Fraser Tytler.
Copy of "The Life and Acts of the most Victorious Conqueror Robert Bruce...", inscribed Berlin, by the Earl Marischal and James Boswell.
Correspondence and papers concerning figures of Scottish historical interest.
Includes:
charter, 1316, of Robert the Bruce
royal letters, 1537-1645
contemporary description, 1587, of the death of Mary, Queen of Scots
letters, 1716-1821 and undated, of Prince Charles Edward Stuart and his family
letters, 1764 and 1793, of James Boswell
letters, 1810 and 1828, of Sir Walter Scott
letter, 1843, of Thomas Carlyle
Letter of James Boswell to Andrew Gibb., 1792.
Concerns the collection of Candlemas and Whitsunday rents in Kilmarnock.
Letter of James Boswell to Andrew Gibb., 1793.
Concerns rent arrears of Boswell`s tenants.
Letter of James Boswell to Colonel John Walkinshaw Craufurd of Craufurdland Castle, Ayrshire.
Concerns Boswell`s political ambitions and his disgust at the want of "public spirit" in the County of Ayrshire.
Letter of James Boswell to his factor at Auchinleck, Andrew Gibb.
Letter of James Boswell to John Walkinshaw Crawfurd concerning Boswell`s intention to stand in Ayr as a candidate at the General Election., 1790.
Letter of James Boswell to Mrs Grant.
On the death of his wife and education of his daughters.
Letters of James Boswell to John Walkinshaw Crawfurd and to Andrew Gibb., 1790-1793.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Elsey to Elton., 1809-1912.
Photocopies of 15 letters of James Boswell to William Julius Mickle.
Photocopies of five letters of James Boswell to John Johnston of Grange.
"The Rambler" (6th edition, 1763), each volume inscribed by Jenny Graham and volume I also containing James Boswell`s presentation note to her dated 1767.
Two articles on James Boswell and Samuel Johnson by Whitwell Elwin, each extracted from the "Quarterly Review"., ? 1857-? 1900.
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