Poems of John Skinner (1721-1807), Episcopal Minister at Longside, in the hand of George Skene, Episcopal Minister at Forfar.
File
Identifier: MS.3757
Scope and Contents
Inserted (folio iv) is a letter addressed to the donor, the Very Reverend Alan C Don, about a reference to another manuscript of John Skinner's poems in P Buchan, ‘The smugglers of Peterhead’.
Sixteen of the poems appear to be unpublished.
Dates
- Creation: Mid 18th century-1834.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
49 Leaves ; Quarto.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
v + 44 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1949, by the Very Reverend Alan C Don, Dean, of Westminster.
Separated Materials
A few of the poems are included in MS.877 and MS.1022.
Bibliography
Buchan, Peter. ‘The smugglers of Peterhead’ (Glasgow, 1834).
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
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk