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Letters of Matthew Urlwin Sears to Messrs A and C Black and Co, with a letter of Harriet Beecher Stowe, in the hand of Charles Beecher, to Messrs A and C Black and Co, inserted into a copy of "Uncle Tom's Cabin", by Harriet Beecher Stowe (Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1853).

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Identifier: MS.50256

Scope and Contents

Estimate, 1852, supplied by R and R Clark, printers, for production costs for a half-crown illustrated edition of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (folio 1).

Copy of a memorandum, 1852, between A and C Black and Co and Matthew Urlwin Sears concerning the production of woodcuts for the illustrated edition of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (folio 2).

Letters, 1852-1853, of Matthew Urlwin Sears to A and C Black and Co concerning the production and supply of woodcuts for the illustrated editon of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (folio 4).

Letter, [?1853], of Robert Clark to 'Dear James' confirming the receipt of woodcuts for the illustrated edition of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (folio 27).

Letters, 1853, of Matthew Urlwin Sears to A and C Black and Co concerning the production and supply of woodcuts for the illustrated edition of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (folio 28).

Letter, 1853, of Harriet Beecher Stowe, in the hand of Charles Beecher, thanking A and C Black and Co for a copy of their illustrated editon of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (folio 36).

Account, 1853, of Matthew Urlwin Sears to A and C Black and Co for the costs of producing woodcuts for the illustrated editon of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (folio 37).

Dates

  • Creation: 1852-1853

Creator

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Extent

37 Leaves

Language of Materials

English

Custodial History

Originally Acc.6823.

Title
National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts MS.50256
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

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