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

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Identifier: Coll-2167/1/3

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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.

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  • Creation: 1837

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1 fragment

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English

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Dk.3.83

Related Materials

The fragment was sent to Marianne Talbot on request for sources in compiling Talbot's 'illustrations of Sit Walter Scott's life'. See Composite item, created from correspondence to Marianne Talbot, 26 November 1837 (Coll-2167/1/2).

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Catalogued by Elin Crotty in April 2026.

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