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Photostat of the poem, ‘Epistle from Mavis Bank to a friend at Edr. 1748’, in the autograph of Allan Ramsay.

 Item
Identifier: MS.644

Dates

  • Creation: 1748.

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

Extent

5 Leaves ; Folio.

Language of Materials

Undetermined

Arrangement

8 octavo pages on 5 folios.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented, 1930, by Burns Martin, English Department, Harvard University.

Existence and Location of Originals

The original is in the Henry E Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Bibliography

The text differs considerably from that in the ‘Poems’ (London, 1800), volume ii, page 434.
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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