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There is also some correspondence of the Seaforth family, Henry's son, Joshua Henry, having married Helen, daughter of Lord Seaforth.

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Letters to Henry Mackenzie and his family, or concerning them, on literary and other matters, 1771-1839. The writers include a number of contemporary Scottish celebrities. (Folio 1.)(ii) The Duke of Argyle’s speech on the Bill for taking away the Ports of Edinburgh on account of the Porteous Mob, 1737. (Folio 73.)(iii) Letters to or regarding John Home, author of ‘Douglas’, 1759-1803, undated, apparently collected by Henry...

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) ‘On the laying the Foundation of the High School of Edinburgh, 24th June, 1777’ (folio i);(ii) ‘Winter Hymn’ with a note, 26 January 1829 (folio 2);(iii) ‘Morning Hymn’, endorsed, ‘Written out 1825, composed chiefly in a dream at Canaan Lodge [Edinburgh] one beautiful morning in August, 1825’; two copies (folio 4);(iv) ‘Ink loquitur’, endorsed, ‘(Impromptu) to Steuart of Allantoun, the translator of Sallust, who...

Scope and Contents All except (iii) are in Henry Mackenzie's handwriting. The contents are as follows. (i) Specimen of Henry Mackenzie’s writing “when at Mr Cossar’s writing school” (folio 2); (ii) ‘First Draught’ of the ‘last paper’ in the ‘Mirror’ (folio 3). See Henry Mackenzie’s ‘Collected works’, volume v, page 78. (iii) 'On the Succession of Minds' (folio 11). Above the title, in a modern hand, is pencilled '? Adam Smith No'. (iv) Draft of part of the life of John Home, author of 'Douglas' (folio...