Five letters from David Hume
Fonds — Box: Dk.6.27
Identifier: Coll-2213
Scope and Contents
Five letters from David Hume (1711-1776).
- To the Rev. John Jardine, 1758.
- To President Charles Jean Francois Henault, 25 June 1765.
- To John Home of Kilduff, 16 July 1776, not signed.
- To the same, 23 July 1776, not signed, with a note by Home.
- Also a letter to Hume from Admiral Thomas Smith, 21 October 1755.
Dates
- Creation: 1758-1776
Creator
- Hume, David, 1711-1776 (Scottish Philosopher) (Author, Person)
- Smith, Thomas, 1707-1762 (British admiral, colonial governor) (Author, Person)
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.
Source
- Greig, John Young Thomson, 1891-1963 (British literary scholar and biographer) (Person)
- Dickson, William Kirk , 1860 –1949 ( a Scottish advocate, librarian, writer) (Former owner, Person)
Subject
- Jardine, John, 1716-1766 (Church of Scotland minister ) (Recipient, Person)
- Hénault, Charles-Jean-François, 1685-1770 (French writer and historian) (Recipient, Person)
- Home, John, 1722-1808 (Scottish minister, soldier, author) (Recipient, Person)
Cultural context
Genre / Form
Occupation
- 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
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
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