To Mr William Burns, Watson Collection p.13
MS Details
ID: 29
Repository: National Library of Scotland
Call No: MS 586
MS Title: To Mr William Burns, Watson Collection p.13
MS Date: 25 March 1789
MS Year: 1789
Type: Letter
Paper Details
Paper: Laid
Dimensions (mm): 310W 208H
Chain Lines: 8
Chain Width: 1"
Chain Direction: Horizontal
Watermark: Britannia
Notes
Description:
Autograph note enclosing verse. Ink on Paper. Half-sheet foolscap paper, cut at top edge; folded into envelope, addressed to William Burns / Saddler / Longtown. Remains of wax seal. Slight tear on one fold and some staining from moisture on bottom edge.
Previously recorded information:
To Mr William Burns, Longtown Isle. 25 March 1789
Notes:
Cf. Ferguson Roy Letters I: "Hogg & Motherwell, 1835. Here collated with the original MS. in the National Library of Scotland. The MS. is damp-stained and the bracketed portion is illegible. In answer to a letter from William of 22 Mar"
Reference: Letters 323 (3)
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