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Correspondence of Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe concerning his antiquarian and literary interests, and his social life., 1746-1747, 1809-1848, undated.

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Identifier: MS.19406, folios 1-258

Scope and Contents

Most of Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe’s own letters are in the form of drafts. The correspondence is followed (folio 216) by a collection of poems in different hands and 20th-century transcripts of letters to Alicia Baird of Newbyth, 1746-1747.

Dates

  • Creation: 1746-1747, 1809-1848, undated.

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

258 Leaves

Language of Materials

From the Series: Undetermined

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bought, 1973.

Bibliography

Some of the correspondence has been published in ‘Letters from and to Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe’, edited by Alexander Allardyce, (Edinburgh, 1888).

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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