Part of an autograph collection formed in the middle of the nineteenth century by Lady Charlotte Fletcher with the help of Sir William Fraser., 15th century, 18th century-19th century.
Scope and Contents
The original extent of the collection can be seen from the list at folio 1; several items are no longer present, and the bulk of the letters and documents, which were abstracted from various parts of the Saltoun Papers, have been restored to their original positions. Some of those which remain may also have come from this source; some are from other Scottish archives; one at least passed through the saleroom (letter of Horace Walpole, folio 154: Sotheby's, 25 April 1843, lot 186).
Included are letters of James Beattie, Thomas Campbell, Carlyle, Cockburn, Lord Hailes, Disraeli, Adam Ferguson, Jeffrey, Marshall Keith, Monck, Peel, Dugald Stewart, Scott, Wellington, and Horace Walpole; documents of Ebenezer Erskine, David Hume, Earls of Marchmont, and Viscount Strathallan; manuscripts of De Quincey, Galt, J S Blackie, Canning, and Sir Thomas Dick Lauder; and a vellum leaf from a noted and rubricated service-book, perhaps French, fifteenth century.
Dates
- Creation: 15th century, 18th century-19th century.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
191 Leaves
Language of Materials
From the Series: Undetermined
Arrangement
191 folios. The arrangement, roughly alphabetical, follows the list on folio 1; a few items not in the list are placed at the end.
Separated Materials
Another family autograph album was sold at Sotheby's 23 Oct 1967, lot 127.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk