Manuscript entitled 'Sir J. Stuarts observations on Hume's history relative to Q[ueen] M[ary] Stewart' by Sir James Steuart Denham, containing a detailed criticism of the Elizabethan section of ‘History of England under the House of Tudor’ by David Hume.
Scope and Contents
The manuscript is not in the hand of Sir James Steuart Denham, but the work may be attributed to him by the fact that the economic opinions expressed in it are similar to those he put forward in 1767 (compare, for example, folio 58 with ‘An inquiry into the principles of political economy’, page 350).
The 'Observations' were apparently bound up at a later date (end papers, 1807); but the paper of the manuscript itself appears to be of an earlier date, possibly circa 1760.
Dates
- Creation: Late 18th century.
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
96 Leaves ; Folio.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
96 folios.
Custodial History
The manuscript was bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1956.
Bibliography
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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