Copy of a letter of Mrs Anne Grant of Laggan, inserted in volume i of the first edition of her ‘Letters from the mountains’.
Item
Identifier: MS.5842
Scope and Contents
The letter, a reply to some well-wishers seeking to help Mrs Anne Grant, describes the financial difficulties which led her to print the 'Letters from the mountains'.
According to a note on the flyleaf of the volume, the copy was made by Harriet, 2nd wife of the 6th Marquess of Lothian.
Dates
- Creation: 1806.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
2 Leaves ; Folio.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
2 folios.
Custodial History
The letter was bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1958.
Bibliography
Grant, Anne MacVicar. 'Letters from the mountains', 3 volumes, (London, 1806).
Genre / Form
- 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
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Contact:
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National Library of Scotland
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk