‘Recollections of an Old Citizen of Glasgow’, by Robert Lochore; with some verse and draft letters., Late 18th century-1851, undated.
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) 'Recollections of an Old Citizen of Glasgow' and a number of anecdotes, perhaps all intended as part of the 'Recollections', in several drafts, many of them fragmentary; they contain much information about Glasgow in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries - streets and buildings, dress, manners, superstitions, characters, and events (folio 1);
(ii) Verse, 1834, undated (folio 116);
(iii) Draft letters, 1851, undated (folio 130).
Dates
- Creation: Late 18th century-1851, undated.
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Extent
141 Leaves ; Folio and under.
Arrangement
vii + 134 folios. The papers were received loose; Mr Blackie's arrangement has been corrected in places.
Other Finding Aids
There is a list of contents at the beginning.
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Repository Details
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