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With eight letters of John Aitken Carlyle to his mother and brother, two letters, 1841, 1852, of R W Emerson to Thomas Carlyle, and associated correspondence.

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Includes:

letter, 1830, of William Tait to Thomas Carlyle

letter, 1880, of Friedrich Max Müller to J A Fronde, concerning Carlyle`s history of German literature.

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Agreement and receipt concern the keeping of fowl at 6 Cheyne Row.

With letter of Jane W Carlyle to John A Carlyle concerning the building of a client room by Thomas Carlyle.

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Also including:

5 letters, 1842-1843 and undated, to Jane Welsh Carlyle

letter, 1846, of 5th Duke of Buccleuch to John Carlyle

three letters, 1895, of Sir Archibald Geikie

correspondence, 19th century to early 20th century, concerning the Hunterian Club and the Geological Society of Glasgow.

Scope and Contents Includes fragment of a manuscript on linguistics and the following letters:1. letter, 1850, of Thomas Carlyle to Richard Owen on the penalties of frequent dining out, and Assyrian bull sculptures2. letter, 1874, of Thomas Constable to Thomas Carlyle concerning Carlyle`s support of Constable`s efforts to vindicate his father, Archibald, in the face of Lockhart`s criticism3. letter, undated, of Henry Brougham4. letter, 1833, of Francis Jeffrey...

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On their disagreement.

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On the writer`s father`s death.

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With two draft letters of Wiliam Gomm to Thomas Carlyle, and one letter of Lady Geraldine Somerset to Lady Elizabeth Gomm.

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This accession comprises:

letter, 1837, of Lady Burnett to Mr Banting;

letter, 1845, of Thomas Chalmers to Sir David Brewster;

letter, 1857, of William Baring, Lord Ashburton, after the death of his wife, to Thomas Carlyle;

letter, 1876, of Ellen Wood to Ann Sansome;

letter, undated, of Adelaide Drummond to Mr Gaskell.