Letter: 1820 Oct. 14, Dunbar, to David Laing / J. Aitken. 1820.

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Letter: 1820 Oct. 14, Dunbar, to David Laing / J. Aitken. 1820.

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Asks Laing if he can do anything to help his brother in terms of employment, informs him that he obtained the pamphlet Manifest truth and asks Laing if he can confirm if Hogg will be in town soon.

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Aitken, John, 1793-1833.

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Hogg, James, 1770-1835

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James Hogg was born in Ettrick, Selkshire, Scotland in November 1770. Having received little formal education, Hogg taught himself to read and write in his late teens. He continued to work as a labourer and shepherd for twenty five years. Between 1794-1810 Hogg wrote songs which appeared in magazines and in two small collections. Determined to make a career as a professional writer, Hogg, aged 40, moved to Edinburgh in 1810. In Edinburgh, Hogg established a weekly paper entitled, The Spy but onl...