Letters chiefly addressed to Archibald Constable, the publisher.
Scope and Contents
The letters are almost all from members of the Constable family, and those of each correspondent are grouped together and arranged in chronological order. The chief correspondents are John Constable, Berwick, Michael Constable of Woodford, Charles Constable, London, Colonel George Constable and Dr Robert Constable, all of whom write concerning family matters.
Appended to the volume are three miscellaneous items: a clipping, 1815, from the ‘Kelso Weekly Journal’ advertising books published by Archibald Constable and Co. (folio 166); part of a letter concerning the firm's advertising (folio 167); and a bill of consignment, 1848, for books dispatched to New York (folio 168).
Dates
- Creation: 1799-1827.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
172 Leaves ; Folio and under.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
ii + 170 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1965, by P J W Kirkpatrick, of Messrs T and A Constable Limited., Edinburgh.
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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