Letters of John Wilson ("Christopher North"), Andrew Wilson, and Alexander Blair
Scope and Contents
Three letters of John Wilson ("Christopher North") to Robert Findlay, also a letter of Andrew Wilson, his brother, and six letters of Alexander Blair to Findlay, about J. Wilson's life at Oxford, etc. 1804-1807.
Dates
- Creation: 1804-1807
Creator
- Wilson, John, 1785-1854 ("Christopher North", Scottish advocate, literary critic, author) (Author, Person)
- Wilson, Andrew, fl 1804-1807 (Brother of John Wilson (‘Christopher North’)) (Author, Person)
- Blair, Alexander, 1782-1878 (English writer, academic) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the Repository in advance.
Biographical / Historical
Wilson wrote under the pseudonym "Christopher North". He was elected Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh in 1820.
Full Extent
1 volume
Previous Reference
Dk.3.48
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: E570830
Accessioned on 30 August 1957.
Bought from Hall. £10.10s.
Physical Description
Marbled cover. Leatherbound. Title on binding: "John Wilson and Alex^r Blair. Letters to Rbt. Findlay. - 1804-7."
10 letters, i, 99-104, 107-109, 117-118. 40 18 ff. quarter calf.
Subject
- Findlay, Robert, 1721-1814 (Scottish minister) (Recipient, Person)
Source
- Hall, Edward, b 1898 (Bookseller) (Seller, Person)
Cultural context
- University of Edinburgh -- staff
- University of Edinburgh Library -- Legacy shelfmark sequence: Da-Dp
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Letter of John Wilson (‘Christopher North’), Andrew Wilson, and Alexander Blair, 1804-1807
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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