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Six letters of Thomas Carlyle to John Fergusson.

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Identifier: MS.568

Scope and Contents

The letters are in continuation of MSS.555-556.

Dates

  • Creation: 1819-1822.

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

Extent

22 Leaves ; Quarto.

Language of Materials

Undetermined

Arrangement

The papers were bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.

Arrangement

12 folios + 20 printed pages.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bought, Sotheby’s Sale, 28 July 1930, lot 204.

Separated Materials

See also MSS.601-609.

Bibliography

The letters were printed by D Gorrie, in ‘Letters by Carlyle to a fellow student’ and ‘More letters ...’, in the ‘Fortnightly Review’, April 1914, page 628, and October 1921, page 677. These articles are bound up with the letters.
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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