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Scott, Walter, Sir, 1st Baronet of Abbotsford (poet and novelist) (1771-1832)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1771-1832 - 1832

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence and papers concerning figures of Scottish historical interest.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.10742
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1316-1938.

Letters and documents to and concerning Sir Walter Scott.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11878
Scope and Contents

Includes papers concerning the affairs of the Trust after 1826, including letters of Robert Cadell, James Ballantyne and John Gibson, papers on copyrights, the Magnum edition, the arbitration by Lord Newton, and a report by the Trustees to creditors, 1831. There are also earlier papers concerning plantations at Abbotsford and household records.

Dates: 1812-1831.

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  • Subject: Reports X

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Abbotsford House (historic house). Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Scottish Borders. 1
Accounts. 1
Charters 1
Correspondence. 1
Letters. Correspondence. 1