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Papers of Christopher Anderson (1782-1852), 1791-1852

 Sub-Fonds — Container: CLX-A-348
Identifier: coll-1835/7

Scope and Contents

This subfonds includes:

  1. Letter from Christopher (aged 9) to his brother Robert Anderson, 26 February 1791
  2. Letter from Bristol from Christopher to his brother Robert Anderson, 13 November 1805
  3. Letter from London from Christopher to his brother Robert Anderson, 11 June 1805
  4. Letter from Christoper Anderson to his 'Dear Christian Friends', 26 September 1815
  5. Letter from Christopher to his brother Robert Anderson, with black seal in good condition, 24 April 1823
  6. Letter from Christopher Anderson to his brother Robert Anderson informing him of the death of his daughter Mary, 10 September 1825
  7. Statement of Account regarding Christopher Anderson and his 'History of the English Bible', to Thomas Constable, Printer to her Majesty, 20 October 1846
  8. Letter from Christopher to his nephew Robert Anderson Jnr, 24 April 1850
  9. Reply from Robert Anderson Jnr to his uncle Christopher, 26 April 1850
  10. Newspaper clipping from the Scotsman about the sale of the library of the late Rev. Christopher Anderson, 17 April 1852
  11. Minutes of Meeting of the Representatives of the late Mr Christopher Anderson, 13 August 1852
  12. Minutes of Meeting of the Representatives of the late Mr Christopher Anderson, 1 March 1852. Affixed is a a letter dated 17 March 1862 from Agnes Lyon, Tunbridge Wells; on black framed mourning paper
  13. Testament-dative and inventory of debts of Rev. Christopher Anderson, 1852

Dates

  • Creation: 1791-1852

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Fonds:

Mostly English, with a few texts in Ancient Greek and Latin in John Urquhart's papers, and in Italian in Signor Ferretti's papers.

Conditions Governing Access

Open, but please contact the repository in advance.

Extent

1 folder

Arrangement

The letters are arranged in chronological order.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
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