Correspondence of Sir Walter Scott with James Wylie, Writer to the Signet, on the illumination of their house-fronts for the visit of George IV to Edinburgh, and a note of Scott to Wylie regarding the installation of oil gas in their houses.
File
Identifier: MS.539
Scope and Contents
James Wylie occupied the flat, 41 Castle Street, immediately above Sir Walter Scott.
Dates
- Creation: 1822.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
4 Items ; Quarto and under.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
4 letters.
Custodial History
The papers were bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Sotheby’s Sale, 5 December 1929, lot 761.
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
Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
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manuscripts@nls.uk
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk