Papers collected by Sir Walter Scott concerning witches and ghosts., [1830, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.905
Scope and Contents
Excerpts from records of trials for witchcraft, etc., and from printed books on witches, with a list of works, endorsed ‘Ghost books’ by Sir Walter Scott, in part used for the ‘Letters on demonology’. An account of a witch with a horse-shoe mark on her forehead is endorsed by Scott ‘Red Gauntlet. Major Weir’.
Dates
- Creation: [1830, or before.]
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
48 Leaves ; Folio and quarto.
Language of Materials
From the Series: Undetermined
Arrangement
48 folios.
Bibliography
Scott, Walter. 'Letters on demonology' (London, 1830).
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