Letters chiefly of Scottish interest.
Scope and Contents
Except one of Archbishop Leighton, the letters are of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Several are addressed to the Mures of Caldwell; others to Archibald Constable. Among the writers are Dr John Moore, Hugh Blair, David Hume, Bishop Percy, John Pinkerton, Dugald Stewart, Lord Jeffrey, Joanna Baillie, James Hogg (writing to 'M.L.', the anonymous author of two songs in ‘Jacobite relics’, second series (Edinburgh, 1821)), Mrs Grant of Laggan, Lord Cockburn, and John Gibson Lockhart. There is also a poem, "Love's Album", 1805, in the hand of Thomas Moore; an extract by Miss Mitford from her 'Christina', 1847; proposals for the establishment of the British Stereotype Company, 1808; and a copy by William Motherwell of a ballad beginning: "One king's daughter said to another Brurne blumes bonnie and grows sae fair We'll gae ride like sister and brother And we'll ne'er gae doun to the brume nae mair".
Dates
- Creation: [?1673], 18th century-early 19th century.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
87 Leaves ; Folio and under.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
iii + 84 folios.
Other Finding Aids
An alphabetical list of writers is at the beginning.
Custodial History
The letters were bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund. They were formerly in the possession of Mrs Cormie, Glasgow
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1939.
- 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
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk