Letters of literary and historical figures.
File
Identifier: Acc.12605
Scope and Contents
This accession comprises:
letter, 1837, of Lady Burnett to Mr Banting;
letter, 1845, of Thomas Chalmers to Sir David Brewster;
letter, 1857, of William Baring, Lord Ashburton, after the death of his wife, to Thomas Carlyle;
letter, 1876, of Ellen Wood to Ann Sansome;
letter, undated, of Adelaide Drummond to Mr Gaskell.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1837-1876.
Creator
- Brewster, Sir David, Knight, natural philosopher and academic administrator, 1781–1868: recipient (Recipient, Person)
- Carlyle, Thomas, essayist and historian, 1795-1881 (Recipient, Person)
- Carlyle, Thomas, essayist and historian, 1795-1881 (Annotator, Person)
- Sansome, Ann, governess, fl 1876: recipient (Recipient, Person)
- Banting, Thomas, upholsterer to Kings George III and William IV, fl 1811-1837: recipient (Recipient, Person)
- Gaskell, Mr, correspondent of Hon Adelaide Drummond, wife of Maurice, fl 1847-1870: recipient (Recipient, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (1 envelope)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 2006, Bernard Quaritch Ltd, London.31 March 2006
Subject
- Baring, William Bingham, 2nd Baron Ashburton (succeeded 1848), 1799-1864 (Person)
- Chalmers, Thomas (Principal of New College, Edinburgh) (Person)
- Wood, Ellen, writer and journal editor, wife of Henry, née Price, 1814-1887 (Person)
- Drummond, Hon Adelaide, wife of Maurice, née Lister, 1827-1911 (Person)
- Burnett, Lady, correspondent of Thomas Banting, upholsterer to Kings George III and William IV, fl 1837 (Person)
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk