Extracts from John Gibson Lockhart's 'Peter's letters to his kinsfolk', 1819
Item
Identifier: Coll-2167/2
Scope and Contents
Manuscript extracts from John Gibson Lockhart text, Peter's letters to his kinsfolk, published 1819. Containing parts of Letters LXVII and LXIX, holograph with the author's corrections. Marked as 'matters unfit' by author.
Outside of container bears notes in several more modern hands, suggesting uncertain attribution and provenance. One reads "? Proffessor John William (Christopher North) Moral Philosophy. Born 1785, died 1854."
Dates
- Creation: 1819
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance
Full Extent
2 pages
Language of Materials
English
Previous reference
Dk.3.811
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased November 1954. Accession no.: E541116; 91775
Processing Information
Catalogued by Elin Crotty in April 2026.
Cultural context
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk