Autograph letter signed : "Herrod's Green," to the Bishop of Dromore (Thomas Percy), 1805 June 13.

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Autograph letter signed : "Herrod's Green," to the Bishop of Dromore (Thomas Percy), 1805 June 13.

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Thanking him for two packets and for information about a Mr. Macpherson; saying Mr. Laing is endeavoring to have a copy of the work for which he wrote a Preface bound up and sent to him; mentioning the Report of the Highland Society and the dispute over the authenticity of the Ossian poems; soliciting his opinion on the controversy; asking for his comments on his Life of Johnson, which is to be published that October; discussing in detail corrections for the new edition of Northern Antiquities; recounting a conversation with Dr. Leyman about the project.

1 item (11 p.) ; 22.7 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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