Letters of Thomas and Jane Carlyle., 1823-1874, undated.
Scope and Contents
The contents include a letter of Edward Irving, 1827 (folio 226); the verse, 'Simon Brodie had a cow', in Thomas Carlyle's handwriting, 1849 (folio 240); a draft of Carlyle's letter to David Laing on a proposed exhibition of Scottish historical portraits, 1854 (folio 247); and a fragment of an account by Carlyle of his early life, undated (folio 271).
Dates
- Creation: 1823-1874, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
53 Leaves
Language of Materials
From the Series: Undetermined
Custodial History
This section of the manuscript has been formed from several separate accessions:
folios 224-225, 234-235, 260-261, 265-268, bought, Sotheby's, 18 August 1941, lot 146;
folios 226-227, bought, 1941, Elkin Matthews, Limited, Bishop's Stortford;
folios 228-229, 236-239, bought, 1948, Maggs Brothers, London;
folios 230-233, bought Sotheby's, 10 July 1950, lot 266;
folio 240, bought, Sotheby's, 24-25 June 1940, lot 503;
folio 241, bought, 1947, Otto Haas;
folios 242-243, 247-252, bought, 1948, Francis Edwards Limited;
folios 244-246, bought, 1947, Elkin Matthews;
folios 253-254, bought, Sotheby's, 20 December 1948, lot 217;
folios 255-256, 275, bought, 1948, Myers;
folios 257-259, presented, 1950, by the Reverend R S Wilson, Ecclefechan;
folios 262-263, 271-274, bought, 1949, Maggs Brothers, London;
folios 263a-264, bought, 1947, Arthur Rogers;
folios 269-270, bought, 1949, Myers and Company, London.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Various, 1940-1950.
Repository Details
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