Autograph Letter Signed from Walter Scott to an unnamed correspondent
- Reference:GB 237 Coll-1147/20-0042
- Dates of Creation:c 1800-1830?
- Name of Creator:
- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:1 letter1 side 4to.
Scope and Content
Autograph Letter Signed by Walter Scott to an unnamed correspondent saying that he "is a good deal alarmed by Anne threatening to come to town. I think you can favour me with an answer to Clarkson whose letter I delivered when I came to town. I would prevent her coming even yet by going early off tomorrow morning ... ", 1 side 4to., Atholl Crescent, Edinburgh, no date.
"Anne" refers here to Scott's unmarried daughter Anne Scott (1803-1833) who lived with him at Abbotsford until his death. "Clarkson" likely refers to James Burnet Clarkson, a physician who personally attended Scott, which could mean that the letter concerns an illness that Scott is hiding from his daughter.
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Acquisition Information
Purchased in June 2019. Accession no. SC-Acc-2020-0042.
Archivist's Note
Catalogued by Aline Brodin in August 2020.
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