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Copy of "Life and Correspondence of David Hume" (1846) of John Hill Burton.
Includes an letter of David Hume, 1773, and interleaves bearing transcripts of 16 letters of Hume to his brother John and John`s son Joseph (`Josey`), transcribed by John Turnbull, WS, circa 1872.
Eighteenth century transcripts of 34 letters of David Hume to Marie-Charlotte Hippolyte de Sanjou, Comtesse de Boufflers.
Includes transcripts of 11 letters of Jean-Jacques Rousseau to the Comtesse de Boufflers. The transcripts made with publication of an edition in view.
Letter of David Hume.
Concerns Hume`s "expectations" and his possible return to Scotland.
Letter of David Hume to Abbé Jean-Bernard le Blanc.
Concerning a possible French translation of his "History of Great Britain".
Letter of David Hume to Reverend Robert Traill.
concerns Traill's recent published sermon attacking Hume for his observations on the Scottish clergy.
Literary papers and correspondence of Henry Mackenzie.
Includes manuscript of, notes for and letters, circa 1810, 1812-1821, concerning Mackenzie`s "Life of Home". With manuscript page, undated, of "Douglas" by John Home and a diary, circa 1803, of Home`s journey to Bath with David Hume in 1776.
Photocopies of 13 letters, 1776, of David Hume to his brother, John Home of Ninewells.
With:
letter, 1771, of Hume to his nephew, Joseph Hume of Horndean
letter, 1766, of Hume to John Craufurd of Auchenaines.
Photocopy of letter of David Hume to Hamilton and Balfour.
Concerns a second edition of volume one of Hume`s "History".
"The David Hume Archive".
Material sent in to National Library of Scotland in response to Prof D F Norton`s appeal for location of Hume material.
Three letters of David Hume to William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne.
Concern Hume`s return to the life of a philosopher in Scotland, and appeals on behalf of Tobias Smollett and Dr Giraldi.