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Wordsworth, Dorothy, 1771-1855

 Person

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

Letter: 1827 Jan. 23, Rydal Mount near Kendal, to Miss Laing, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh / D. Wordsworth., 1827

 Item
Identifier: La.IV.2. fols. 21-22
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

After the death of David Laing, his private library was sold in an auction occupying thirty-one days. His collection of charters and other papers is of national importance and the most distinguished of its kind in any Scottish university. It is an essential source for the 18th century, and a much used one for all periods of Scottish history from the earliest times. The Laing Collection falls into five sections, designated as La.I., La.II., La.III., La.IV., and La.V.

Dates: 1827

Letter: 1827 June 10, Rydal Mount, near Kendal, to Messrs. Laing, South Bridge St., Edinburgh / D. Wordsworth., 1827

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Identifier: La.IV.2. fols. 27-28
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

After the death of David Laing, his private library was sold in an auction occupying thirty-one days. His collection of charters and other papers is of national importance and the most distinguished of its kind in any Scottish university. It is an essential source for the 18th century, and a much used one for all periods of Scottish history from the earliest times. The Laing Collection falls into five sections, designated as La.I., La.II., La.III., La.IV., and La.V.

Dates: 1827

Letter: [1827 Mar. 11, Rydal Mount] to Miss Laing, Lauriston, Edinburgh / D. Wordsworth., 1827

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Identifier: La.IV.2. fols. 25-26
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

After the death of David Laing, his private library was sold in an auction occupying thirty-one days. His collection of charters and other papers is of national importance and the most distinguished of its kind in any Scottish university. It is an essential source for the 18th century, and a much used one for all periods of Scottish history from the earliest times. The Laing Collection falls into five sections, designated as La.I., La.II., La.III., La.IV., and La.V.

Dates: 1827

Letter: 1828 Jan. 21, Rydal Mount, near Kendal, to Miss Laing, South Bridge Street, Edinburgh / D. Wordsworth., 1828

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Identifier: La.IV.2. fols. 29-32
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

After the death of David Laing, his private library was sold in an auction occupying thirty-one days. His collection of charters and other papers is of national importance and the most distinguished of its kind in any Scottish university. It is an essential source for the 18th century, and a much used one for all periods of Scottish history from the earliest times. The Laing Collection falls into five sections, designated as La.I., La.II., La.III., La.IV., and La.V.

Dates: 1828

Letter: [1828] June 3, Rydal Mount, near Kendal, to Miss Laing, South Bridge Street, Edinburgh / D. Wordsworth., 1828

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Identifier: La.IV.2. fols. 33-34
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

After the death of David Laing, his private library was sold in an auction occupying thirty-one days. His collection of charters and other papers is of national importance and the most distinguished of its kind in any Scottish university. It is an essential source for the 18th century, and a much used one for all periods of Scottish history from the earliest times. The Laing Collection falls into five sections, designated as La.I., La.II., La.III., La.IV., and La.V.

Dates: 1828