The jolly beggars : a cantata : manuscript, [1786].

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The jolly beggars : a cantata : manuscript, [1786].

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Autograph manuscript of and early draft of "The Jolly Beggars, a Cantata," (89 lines, 3 p.) written c. 1786. The first printed version with many additions and corrections appeared in "Stewart and Merkle's Tracts," 1799. Bound together with printed notes by William Allan Neilson.

1 sheet (4 p.) ; 38 x 28 cm.

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