'Spurious Documents, 1887-1893.' Letters, supposed to be of historical and literary celebrities, forged by Alexander Howland Smith ('Antique Smith')., 1887-1894.
File
Identifier: MS.2209
Scope and Contents
Also included are newspaper-cuttings from the ‘Edinburgh Evening Dispatch’ regarding the forgeries and the trial of Alexander Smith, 1892-1893. The papers were compiled in 1894.
Dates
- Creation: 1887-1894.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
98 Leaves ; Folio.
Language of Materials
From the Series: Undetermined
Arrangement
xi + 87 folios.
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk