Letters. Correspondence.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Pieces of correspondence that are somewhat more formal than memoranda or notes, usually on paper and delivered.
Found in 29 Collections and/or Records:
'Poems chiefly in the Scottish dialect' (1787), by Robert Burns; with a letter, 1791, of Burns to Thomas Sloan, two letters of Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe, and a letter, undated, of Robert Chambers.
Item
Identifier: Acc.14167
Dates:
1787, 1791, undated.
Robert Burns: A volume concerning the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the poet`s birth gathered by the Boston Burns Club.
Item
Identifier: Acc.10847
Scope and Contents
Contains autograph letters, engraved portraits of Burns and circa 60 engravings illustrating the poems. Includes original letter of Burns (letter 712). Pamphlet "Celebration of the Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of Robert Burns..." is inlaid into the volume.
Dates:
1859.
Selected letters and poems of Robert Burns from the Library of Honresfield House., 1781-1795.
File
Identifier: MS.50701
Scope and Contents
LettersAinslie, RobertLetter, 29 May 1787, of Burns to Robert Ainslie with news of his travel. Folios 1-2.Ballantine, JohnLetter, 13 December 1786, of Burns to John Ballantine on his Edinburgh patrons. Folios 3-4.Burnes, WilliamLetter, 27 December 1781, of Burns to his father, William Burnes, on his ill-health and future prospects. Included is the title page of the catalogue of the sale of the manuscript and description...
Dates:
1781-1795.
Verse letter, ? 1787, of Robert Burns to John Renton of Lamerton.
File
Identifier: Acc.8574
Scope and Contents
With a letter, ? 1851, of Robert Chambers to J C Renton concerning the manuscript.
Dates:
? 1787, ? 1851