Letters and poems of Alexander Laing, the Brechin poet; and poetry and other literary matter of Henry Scott Riddell.
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Letters, poems, etc., of Alexander Laing, the Brechin poet, to Peter Buchan, collector of Scottish ballads, Peterhead, 1828-1850, undated. The letters, which are in Laing's autograph, deal chiefly with literary matters of the day. Most of the poems (folios 4, 6, 10, 19, 23) appear later in published form.
(ii) Poems and other literary matter of Henry Scott Riddell, in his autograph, with one letter to him, 1815-1865, undated. Several of the poems are unpublished (notably those on folios 98-102, 107). The collection includes autobiographical notes (folios 58-79), a page of a separate and unpublished autobiography (folio 85), chapters i and ii of St Matthew's Gospel translated into Lowland Scots (folios 86-88), and a fragment of bible-commentary, crossed with a poem (folio 111).
Dates
- Creation: 1815-1865, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
112 Leaves ; Quarto and under.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
112 folios.
Custodial History
The collections were bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1942.
- 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
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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