Letters of Robert Rintoul (fl. 1888)
- Reference:GB 237 Coll-722
- Dates of Creation:1888
- Name of Creator:
- Language of Material:English.
- Physical Description:2 letters. Access to records in a fragile condition may be restricted.
Scope and Content
The material consists of: letter, written H. M. Mint, Friday, to J. C. Jones Esq., and addressed to 'My dear Jones', soliciting patronage for 'a large Ball that is to be given in aid of distressed Highlanders'; and, letter acknowledging receipt of a little pamphlet and 'taking great interest in Highland matters and having been a bit of an authority on this'.
Administrative / Biographical History
Robert Rintoul may have been the son of Robert Stephen Rintoul (1787-1858), the journalist from Perthshire who started The Spectator in 1828.
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Note
The biographical/administrative history was compiled using material contained in the collection, and Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of national biography. Vol. 16. Pocock-Robins. London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1909.
Compiled by Graeme D Eddie, Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections Division.
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