Photostats of twenty four letters, 1761-1763, of James Boswell to Andrew Erskine, and a fragment of diary, 1763, of Boswell., 1761-1763.
File
Identifier: MS.20768, folios 1-64
Dates
- Creation: 1761-1763.
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Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
64 Leaves
Language of Materials
From the Series: Undetermined
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1953.
Existence and Location of Originals
The original manuscripts are now in the Beinecke Library, Yale.
Bibliography
Some of the letters were printed in ‘Letters between the Honourable Andrew Erskine and James Boswell Esq.’ (London, 1763).
General
Made in 1953 with the permission of the then owner of the originals, Sir Ralph Anstruther, Bartonet, of Balcaskie.
Genre / Form
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