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Laidlaw, William, 1780-1845 (Scottish poet, steward and scribe to Sir Walter Scott)

 Person

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Dates

  • Existence: 1780 - 1845

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Composite item, created from correspondence to Marianne Talbot, 26 November 1837

 Item
Identifier: Coll-2167/1/2
Scope and Contents Composite item made up of three folios pasted to a fourth.Main item is a fragment of a letter from Harriet Hepburne-Scott [Lady Polwarth] to Marianne Talbert. Lady Polwarth reminisces about a visit to Charles Montagu-Scott [4th Duke of Buccleuch], various whig balls during childhood, and a recent letter from William Laidlaw.The second and third folios adhered are pencil portraits, both made in 1837. The first is captioned 'Hugh Scott of Harden 1800 / Baron Polwarth...
Dates: 26 November 1837
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Collection of papers of, and relating to Sir Walter Scott / Items relating to Sir Walter Scott from a collection made by Miss Marianne Talbot

Fragment of a letter from William Laidlaw to Lady Polwarth, 1837

 Item
Identifier: Coll-2167/1/3
Scope and Contents

Fragment of a letter sent from William Laidlaw to Harriet Hepburne-Scott, 1837. Letter concludes with a request for information on and well wishes to the Hepburne-Scott family, and conveys Laidlaw's continued esteem for Lady Polwarth.

Dates: 1837
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Collection of papers of, and relating to Sir Walter Scott / Items relating to Sir Walter Scott from a collection made by Miss Marianne Talbot

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