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Five letters from David Hume

 Fonds — Box: Dk.6.27
Identifier: Coll-2213

Scope and Contents

Five letters from David Hume (1711-1776).

  1. To the Rev. John Jardine, 1758.
  2. To President Charles Jean Francois Henault, 25 June 1765.
  3. To John Home of Kilduff, 16 July 1776, not signed.
  4. To the same, 23 July 1776, not signed, with a note by Home.
  5. Also a letter to Hume from Admiral Thomas Smith, 21 October 1755.

Dates

  • Creation: 1758-1776

Creator

Language of Materials

English, French

Conditions Governing Access

Open. Please contact the repository in advance.

Full Extent

5 letters

Custodial History

Accession number: E.1962.2; E.1971.35 (Dk.6.27/6); E.1973.15 (Dk.6.27/7)

Accession in several tranches in 1962, 1971, and 1973.

Lot 156 at Christie's sale, 13 December 1961, bought for £280. Inked note inside the front cover: "Bought at Christie's. 13 Dec 1961.

Custodial History

"Property of [M...] [E...] Dickson, daughter of W K D. Librarian of Advocate's Library."

Previous reference

Dk.6.27

Physical Description

Brown file. Title on front cover: "Letters of David Hume." Includes shelfmark on the front cover.

Title
Five letters from David Hume, 1758-1776
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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