Fletcher, Archibald, fl. 1795-1807 (schoolmaster in Greenock)
Person
Dates
- Existence: fl 1795 - 1807
Biography
Fletcher's manuscript is dated 1795. He is mentioned as still alive in the Proceedings of the Highland Society of Scotland published in 1807.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Completed section of a Gaelic-English dictionary written by Archibald Fletcher, schoolmaster, Greenock.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.72.2.17
Scope and Contents
The text is written from what was originally the back of the volume. ‘Archd. Fletcher / Greenock / December 31st 1795’ is inscribed on the original inside front cover; this is followed by the stubs of 15 excised leaves bearing traces of writing similarly upside-down in relation to present text. There are 5 leaves excised from original end of volume, with no evidence of textual loss. In the Highland Society of Scotland inventory the manuscript is described as a ‘M.S. Gaelic Dictionary, or...
Dates:
[1795, or after.]