Journal, entitled "Nine Months in Scotland, 1795-96" written by James Shaw, son of Andrew Shaw, Professor of Divinity at St. Mary`s College, St. Andrews and nephew of Professor Hugh Blair.
Scope and Contents
Shaw begins and concludes his stay in Scotland as a guest of Professor Blair in Edinburgh and provides an interesting account of his uncle`s character and activities. Shaw also records his visits to James Townsend Oswald, son of the Right Honourable James Oswald of Dunnikier, the politician, to whom he had formerly been tutor and companion, and to the village of Craigie where his brother Andrew was minister.
His personal recollections of friends and relations are interspersed with impressions and descriptions of the places he visited.
The journal is apparently unpublished.
Dates
- Creation: 1795-1796.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (66 folios. Quarto.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Bought by the Advocates’ Library, Sotheby`s, 25 March 1895, lot 994.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.
Bibliography
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 27 01 2015
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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