Exercise-book of James Duff, the Perthshire poet, containing copies of twenty-four poems, apparently in the author's hand.
File
Identifier: MS.2881
Scope and Contents
The poems were written chiefly between 1801-1816. At the end are a few accounts, 1816-1821.
Dates
- Creation: 1801-1821.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
38 Leaves ; Quarto.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
ii + 36 folios.
Custodial History
The exercise-book was bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1937.
Bibliography
All are printed in James Duff’s ‘Collection of poems, songs, &c., chiefly Scottish’ (Perth, 1816).
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:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk