Letterbook of Dr James Arthur
Fonds — Volume: Dk.5.20
Identifier: Coll-2196
Scope and Contents
Letterbook of Dr James Arthur, Deputy Inspector General of Hospitals, containing copies and drafts of letters about his nephew William John MacKnight Craufurd of Cartsburn, Sir James McGrigor, private legal business, etc. Also satirical verses on Cardinal Wiseman. 1850.
Dates
- Creation: 1850
Creator
- Arthur, James, fl 1834-1862 ( Deputy Inspector General of Hospitals, Surgeon Major) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the Repository in advance.
Full Extent
1 volume
Previous reference
Dk.5.20
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: E570604/4
Accessioned on 4 June 1957.
Bought from E. Hall. 25/-. Inked inscription in the back cover: "Hall. 27 v. 57."
Physical Description
Leatherbound, decorative cover. Title on binding: "Arthur J. (ca. 1850)."
1850. 5/.6x8.1 in. 33 ff.
Subject
- Crawfurd, William John MacKnight , fl 1832-1850 (of Cartsburn) (Person)
- McGrigor, Sir James, 1771-1858 (1st Baronet, physician, military surgeon) (Person)
- Wiseman, Nicholas Patrick Stephen, 1802-1865 (Cardinal President, Archbishop of Westminster) (Person)
Source
- Hall, Edward, b 1898 (Bookseller) (Seller, Person)
Cultural context
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Letterbook of Dr James Arthur, 1850
- Description rules
- Isad(g)2
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk