Travel journal, “Mrs and Miss Beecroft’s third tour to Scotland, 1833”.
Scope and Contents
The route, beginning and ending at Norwich, was: Newark, York, Carlisle, Selkirk, Edinburgh, where the tourists stayed a fortnight, Glasgow, Ayr, Dumfries, Carlisle, Lancaster, Manchester, Lichfield, Coventry, Leicester, and Stamford. There are accounts of hearsay about Sir Walter Scott (folio 24); of a visit to the Advocates’ Library (folio 42 verso); and of a visit to Mrs Burns, widow of the poet (folio 58 verso).
Dates
- Creation: 1833.
Creator
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
91 Leaves ; Octavo.
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
91 folios.
Custodial History
The journal was bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1936, Dobell, London.
Separated Materials
See also MS.29500 and MS.6338.
Cardiff Central Library holds a journal of a tour in Wales in 1827 probably by Mrs Beecroft (reference: MS 2.325)
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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