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Anonymous `Observations on a Tour Through Part of Scotland’.
Item
Identifier: MS.29492
Scope and Contents
The writer and his companion, Alexander Brodie, travelled by post chaise and on horseback from London to Newark, Harrogate, Kendal, Penrith and Carlisle. They then rode to Langholm, Hawick and Edinburgh where they spent a week with friends. Their pastimes included visiting the theatre and attending balls. In his journal, the writer comments on Edinburgh society and the habits of its leading citizens. From Edinburgh the companions travelled north to Kinross, Perth, Dunkeld, Blair Atholl, and...
Dates:
1793