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Correspondence, 1817-1827, of Sir Walter Scott, John Wilson Croker, Jessie Huxley (née Scott) and his sister-in-law Mrs Thomas Scott (Elizabeth McCulloch). Of the nine letters, seven are to Elizabeth mainly about affairs in Canada, and on Walter’s visit to Ireland.

Transcriptions of the letters have been tipped in.

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On Scott's use of documents, transcripts, proofs, drawings and charters.

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Many of the letters relate Charles Ballantyne’s scholarly interests particularly Sir Walter Scott, Marc Raffalovich, John Gray and Aubrey Beardsley. As well as personal letters, some of the correspondence relates to requests to borrow paintings from the collection at the New Club, Edinburgh, the acquisition of which he had been in no small measure responsible for.

Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Edgcumbe, Edward Robert Pearce.Letters, 1901, of Sir Edward Robert Pearce Edgcumbe to John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 1-4.Edgcumbe, Richard John Frederick.Letters, 1872, 1875, 1884-1887, 1895-1896, 1898-1900, 1908, 1910-1912, 1914, 1916-1917, 1920, 1922-1923, 1926-1927 and undated to John Murray III and John Murray IV. Folios...

Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Godwin, George Nelson.Letters and postcard, 1879 and 1899, of George Nelson Godwin to John Murray III. Folios 1-5. Further letters of this correspondent can be found at folios 68-69 of this manuscript.Godwin, William.Letters, 1813-1814, 1823 and 1832, of William Godwin to John Murray II. Folios 6-25.Folio 25. Note with the proposed title,...

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Framed declaration, 1786, by Elizabeth Paton regarding her child by Robert Burns;

Exciseman`s notes by Robert Burns;

Four letters, 1816-1829, of Sir Walter Scott to Joseph Train;

Volume containing a manuscript copy, 1896, of `Brief sketch of a correspondence with Sir Walter Scott commencing in the year 1814` by Joseph Train;

Printed book, `The Homes and Haunts of Sir Walter Scott` (1897) by George G Napier.

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Includes pamphlets, newspaper articles and letters.

With letters of J G Lockhart and others concerning the controversy and the writings of French, W J Fizpatrick and others, on the subject.

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With two letters of Sir Walter Scott.

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Agreements, memoranda, letters, notes and drafts of Sir Walter Scott with his publishers Archibald Constable and Robert Cadell, and his printers, James Ballantyne, concerning Scott`s literary property. Included are a draft of the deed of 1819 selling the copyright of Scott`s novels and poems to Constable, and a letter of John Gibson Lockhart to Archibald Constable concerning his proposal for a Scott edition of Shakespeare, 1823.

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Papers concern Sir Walter Scott and Abbotsford and its furnishing and decoration.

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Papers concern the affairs of Thomas Scott, brother of Sir Walter, his family, and particularly his son-in-law Colonel Thomas Huxley.

Includes nine letters of Sir Walter Scott, and manuscript concerning the Isle of Man compiled by Thomas Scott, used by Walter Scott in `Peveril of the Peak`.

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With associated papers.

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Mostly concerning the history of Selkirk.

Including letters of Sir Walter Scott, Mungo Park and Thomas Boston.

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On the Commission to Inquire in to the Administration of Justice in Scotland.