Statement of the case of the petitioners in the case of the 'Beacon' newspaper, in the hand of Walter Scott [?1821], with the printed 'Petition', 1821, and 'Answers' thereto, 1822.
File
Identifier: MS.126
Scope and Contents
Inserted at the beginning is an account of the circumstances in which Sir Walter Scott wrote this statement.
Dates
- Creation: 1821-1822.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
11 Leaves ; Folio.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
11 folios.
Custodial History
The manuscript was given by Sir Walter Scott to William Watson, Writer to the Signet, who was apprentice to Andrew Storie, Writer to the Signet, agent for the Petitioners, and descended to his son, Deputy Surgeon-General Watson, and then to the General’s nephew, the donor.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1928, by Patrick Alexander Guthrie, Chartered Accountant, Edinburgh.
Bibliography
See John Gibson Lockhart, 'Life of Sir Walter Scott, baronet' (1896), chapter liv.
See also, Adv.MS.9.1.1
See also, Adv.MS.9.1.1
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
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