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Typescript of "The family of Sir Walter Scott's brother Tom" by William Moncreiffe, apparently unpublished.

 Item
Identifier: MS.8789

Scope and Contents

Two unpublished letters, one of Sir Walter Scott to John Wilson Crocker and the other of Ann Scott to her granddaughter Jessie, are reproduced in the text. The volume also includes a pedigree, from which one leaf is missing, showing the descendants of Sir Walter and Thomas Scott, and portraits of Thomas Scott, his wife and his mother, as well as other family photographs.

Dates

  • Creation: [Circa 1932.]

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

Extent

79 Leaves ; Quarto.

Language of Materials

Undetermined

Arrangement

ii +77 folios.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented, 1954, by Sir lain Moncreiffe of that Ilk, Baronet.

Related Materials

See also MS.760, a shorter and earlier essay on the same subject by the same author.

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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