Letters of Andrew Plummer of Sunderland Hall, Selkirkshire, to David Herd, the collector of Scottish ballads, some annotated by Sir Walter Scott., 1792-1798.
File
Identifier: MS.892
Scope and Contents
The letters deal with historical, literary, and bibliographical matters, including Scottish and Shakespearean, with references to David Laing, John Pinkerton, Joseph Ritson, George Paton, and Thomas Chalmers, and to Ireland’s forgeries. They bear some annotations by Sir Walter Scott.
Dates
- Creation: 1792-1798.
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Extent
113 Leaves ; Folio and quarto.
Language of Materials
From the Series: Undetermined
Arrangement
113 folios.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk