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Journal letters from Rev William Muir (1787-1869), minister of St Stephen’s Church, Edinburgh to Anne Dirom or Muir (c.1809-1887)

 Fonds
Identifier: MS MUI 2

Scope and Contents

Title reads 'Extracts from journal letters addressed to Anne Dirom, now Mrs Muir'

Entries are mostly handwritten transcripts of letters from William Muir to Anne Muir, with supplementary information added by an editor (presumed to be Anne). Entries begin prior to their marriage in 1844, and continue until 1864, a few years before William's death.

The first entry is a short note regarding the sending of the volume from Anne Muir to Janet Lang in 1879. The envelope is pasted in. On the opposite page, the volume's custodial history from creation through to 1944 is listed.

Leather bound quarto volume with 337 numbered pages, and the remainder blank. From the General Assembly Library

Dates

  • Creation: 1835-1864

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Generally open for consultation to bona fide researchers at Centre for Research Collections, University of Edinburgh Main Library, George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9LJ. Contact repository in advance: is-crc@ed.ac.uk

Full Extent

1 bound volume

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

MS MUI 2

Physical Facet

Access to records in a fragile condition may be restricted.

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the New College Library Special Collections Repository

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