Collection of Miscellaneous Letters of Scottish Interest
Fonds — Box: Dk.7.54-64
Identifier: Coll-2239
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous letters (39) of Scottish interest, 1719-1905. Includes a letter from James Erskine, a naval officer on board the Queen Charlotte at sea, to Miss Annie Erskine of Cardross, giving an account of naval activities in the Mediterranean against the French, 17 July 1799.
Dates
- Creation: 1719-1905
Creator
- Erskine, James, fl 1799 (Naval officer) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Full Extent
1 folder
Previous reference
Dk.7.61
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: E59/33
Accessioned in 1959.
Bought from Hall for £7:13:6.
Physical Description
Red box file. Title on binding: "Dk.7.54-64."
Source
- Hall, Edward, b 1898 (Bookseller) (Seller, Person)
Subject
- Erskine, Annie, fl 1799 ("Miss", of Cardross) (Recipient, Person)
Cultural context
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Collection of Miscellaneous Letters of Scottish Interest, 18th century
- 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