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Scott, Sir Walter, 1771-1832 (novelist and poet)

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Dates

  • Existence: 1771 - 1832

Biography

For a complete biography of Sir Walter Scott, please see The Walter Scott Digital Archive.

Barnaby, Paul, The Walter Scott Digital Archive (Last updated: 25/06/2019) <http://www.walterscott.lib.ed.ac.uk/index.html> [Accessed on 25 September 2023]

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Letter from Sir Walter Scott to Professor Josiah Walker, 18 December [1819]

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Identifier: Coll-2167/5
Scope and Contents Letter from Sir Walter Scott to Professor Josiah Walker, 18 December 1819. Scott declines to provide Walker with a reference for an academic position in a classical field at a university - presumably Chair of Humanity and Laws at the University of Edinburgh. Scott asserts that he is unqualified to pass judgement between Walker and another able candidate, James Pillans. As Scott knows Pillans socially, he fears that he will also be asked to endorse Pillans' application, and would prefer to...
Dates: 18 December [1819]
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Collection of papers of, and relating to Sir Walter Scott