Letters. Correspondence.
Found in 116 Collections and/or Records:
18 letters to the family of Bishop Brinkley of Cloyne, many of Maria Edgworth and her family.
Most containing references to Sir Walter Scott.
60 letters to Robert H Lundie and his family.
With copy of letter, 1809, of Sir Walter Scott to Robert Lundie, Minister of Kelso, enclosing a letter of James Thomson.
64 letters, 1899-1949 and undated, to John Purves, mostly on literary matters, from among others J M Barrie, John Davidson, Luigi Pirandello and Walter de la Mare.
With literary and historical manuscripts, 1388, 1798-1911 and undated, collected by Purves, including single letters of D G Rossetti, John Ruskin, Sir Walter Scott, and William Wordsworth.
Also two albums, 1936-1952, of Purves, containing inscriptions in poetry and prose by various contributors.
89 funeral letters to the family of Scott of Raeburn.
Including three letters of Sir Walter Scott.
"Autograph Letters of Sir Walter Scott"
Contains letters mainly to Charles Erskine and James Curle, with associated documents, all as described in printed index bound in.
Circa 100 letters to David Wilkie.
Correspondents include Sir Walter Scott and David Roberts.
Correspondence between Sir Walter Scott and John and Thomas Smith.
The letters mostly concern building work and developments at Abbotsford carried out by the Smith brothers. A number of the letters concern Scott's financial predicament, in relation to payment for work, following the market crash of 1825.
Correspondence, poetry and prose of Sir Walter Scott from the Library of Honresfield House., 1796-1832.
Eight letters to John Forbes Mitchell.
Correspondents include Sir Alexander Boswell, Thomas Campbell and Sir Walter Scott, concerning a monument to Robert Burns.
Forged letter, spuriously dated`1801` purporting to be of Walter Scott but actually by Alexander Howland Smith, pseudonym Antique Smith.
Fragment of letter of Sir Walter Scott.
Letter mentions books in the Advocates` Library and at Abbotsford.
Interleaved copy of the introduction to 'Border Antiquities of England and Scotland' (1817) by Sir Walter Scott, with the author’s manuscript annotations; and some additional, related content., 1823.
Copy of a letter, 18 December 1793, of Scott to Robert Shortreed on collecting old ballads. Folios i-ii.
Note indicating that the corrections made by Scott to the text remained unpublished. Folios iii-iv.
Note containing the words 'This might perhaps be improved though not enlarged'. Folio v-viii.
Interleaved copy of the introduction of 'Border Antiquities of England and Scotland'. Folios 1-130.
Letter, 1820, and note, undated, of Walter Scott to John Ballantyne.
Concerns their financial arrangements.
Letter, 1824, of Sir Walter Scott to Mrs Catherine Paterson, Galashiels, which originally enclosed a sum of money sent by Mrs Thomas Hughes towards Mrs Paterson`s relief.
Includes a letter, 1832, of Sir Walter Scott, 2nd Baronet, inviting the Rev Mr Williamson to attend the funeral of his father.
Letter, 1826, of Hector Macdonald Buchanan to Sir Robert Dundas, 1st Baronet, of Beechwood.
Buchanan guarantees to pay one third share of a debt of Sir Walter Scott. Includes a letter, 1828, of Buchanan`s widow and daughter agreeing to honour this commitment.
Letter, 1827, of Sir Walter Scott to James Bridges.
Concerning Edinburgh Improvements Commission.
With letter, undated, of Scott to - Stark, printer, concerning his edition of Swift
Letter of Alexander to James Ballantyne describing the last dinner of the writer with Sir Walter Scott.
Includes manuscript draft and cutting of letter of John Ballantyne on the same dinner with Scott, and a pencil and chalk study of Scott by John Ballantyne.
Letter of Archibald Philip, 5th Earl of Rosebery, to Walter Severn on Burns, Scott and Keats.
Letter of Charles William Henry Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch, to Walter Scott, bearing a note by Scott to James Hogg to whom he passed Buccleuch`s letter.
Includes fragmentary letter of Walter Scott to James Hogg.
Letter of J G Lockhart to John Wilson.
Concerns a visit by Sir Walter Scott and his party to the Lake District, and a projected meeting there with George Canning.
Letter of James Ballantyne to Hurst and Robinson negotiating terms for "The Novelists Library" and "Don Quixote" on behalf of Sir Walter Scott.
Letter of Jane Dunlop to William Dunlop in India.
Concerns social and domestic matters, but also mentions the later work of Sir Walter Scott and the possible loss by fire of letters of Burns to Mrs Dunlop.
Letter of John Ballantyne to John Aitken.
Letter concerns his health and Walter Scott`s concern for himself and his health; includes an undated letter of James Ballantyne to Miss Corbett on printing matters.