Scope and Contents Within the collection there is an autograph letter signed to James Nairne, on the death of Lord Eldin, placed and dated as Kensington, London, 12 June 1832. The letter refers to 'The Edinburgh Society of the Sons of the Clergy' and how they 'have done me [mu]ch honor'. Also, at a meeting in London, James Nairne’s health was drunk, and his brother 'Capt Nairne' made 'an appropriate reply'. Nairne’s announcement of the death of 'our antient friend Lord Eldin' recalls for David Wilkie 'a volume...

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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.

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Sir Walter Scott and Family. Line engraving. 1837. Wilkie, David, Sir, 1785-1841, Artist; Graves, Robert, 1798-1873, Engraver.

Note: Subjects (L-R): Lady Charlotte Scott; daughters Anne and Sophia; youngest son Charles; Sir Adam Ferguson. To rear: shepherd Thomas Scott; Scott's eldest son Walter.

Scope and Contents The Abbotsford family. Line engraving. 1837. Wilkie, David, Sir, 1785-1841, Artist; Smyth, John Talfourd, Engraver; Cadell, Robert, 1788-1849, Publisher.Publisher statement: R. Cadell, Edinburgh.Published in: Walter Scott, Waverley Novels (Abbotsford Edition), vol. XII (1847), frontispiece.Note: Subjects (L-R): Lady Charlotte Scott; daughters Anne and Sophia; youngest son Charles; Sir Adam Ferguson. To rear: shepherd Thomas Scott; Scott's eldest son Walter....