Miscellaneous letters and documents collected by William Finlay Watson, many of which have not been identified., 1691-early 20th century.
Scope and Contents
The contents include letters to the Master of Stair, 1691 (folios 13-17); cuttings from the Register of the Tolbooth Prison, Edinburgh, 1736 (folios 39-40); copy of a letter of the Earl of Hertford, Ambassador in France, to the Earl of Halifax, 1763, in the handwriting of David Hume, then acting as secretary to Hertford (folios 44-45); letter of John Witherspoon acknowledging receipts, 1790 (folio 52); letter of Bishop Percy regarding Macpherson’s ‘Ossian’, 1805 (folio 61); fragments of an essay of De Quincey on Wordsworth and a letter of De Quincey, undated (folios 119, 244); Ebenezer Elliott’s poem ‘Ribble-din’ in his own autograph (folio 246); an account of a cattle-show at Carter-haugh by James Hogg (folio 281); and reminiscences by William Finlay Watson of his family (folio 296).
Dates
- Creation: 1691-early 20th century.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
303 Leaves
Language of Materials
From the Collection: Undetermined
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
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