Correspondence of Mary Moore
Scope and Contents
This is a collection of personal letters to Robert Moore from Mary Moore while at school in Edinburgh, including an account of a ballooning ascent by Vincenzo Lunardi in 1786. There is also a bill for making a pair of satin slippers, 1788.
Dates
- Creation: 1786-1790
Language of Materials
English.
Conditions Governing Access
Generally open for consultation to bona fide researchers, but please contact repository for details in advance.
Biographical / Historical
Mary Moore, born 1770, was the only surviving child of Robert Moore, of Blairston (d. 1801). Robert Moore became an MD after studying Medicine at Edinburgh University, in London, and at St. Omer. In 1784 he had married Mary Mitchell of London. In 1793, their daughter Mary married David Cathcart who later became Lord Alloway.
Full Extent
24 letters (1 folder)
Physical Location
E97.12
Other Finding Aids
Important finding aids generally are: the alphabetical Index to Manuscripts held at Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections and Archives, consisting of typed slips in sheaf binders and to which additions were made until 1987; and the Index to Accessions Since 1987.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession no. E97.12
Accruals
Check the local Indexes for details of any additions.
Subject
- Title
- Correspondence of Mary Moore (1770-1802)
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
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