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Letter: 1826 Oct. 16, Edin., to Sir Walter [Scott] / David Laing., 1826

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Identifier: La.IV.1 fols. 50-51
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: 1826

Letter: [1827 Jan?] to David Laing / W. Scott., 1827

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Identifier: La.IV.1 fols. 52-53
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. 8, Edin., to David Laing, South Bridge [Edinburgh] / Walter Scott., 1827

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Identifier: La.IV.1 fols. 54-56
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 Nov. 8?] 6 Shandwick Place [Edinburgh] to David Laing, South Bridge [Edinburgh] / Walter Scott., 1827

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Identifier: La.IV.1 fol. 59
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

MS 183: Royal Letter Book, late 14th-early 15th century, c 1335-c 1417 (dates of the original letters)

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Identifier: MS 183
Scope and Contents MS 183, the Royal Letter Book, is an English late medieval manuscript containing contemporary copies of 374 letters, most of which belong to the reigns of Edward III (1327-1377) and Richard II (1377-1397). The manuscript further contains a few copies of letters from the reign of Henry IV (1399-1413) and the copy of a single letter from the reign of Henry V (1413-1422), as well as several letters between other correspondents. The overall date range of the...
Dates: late 14th-early 15th century; c 1335-c 1417 (dates of the original letters)