Autograph letter signed : [Dumfries], to George Thomson, [1796] July 12.

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Autograph letter signed : [Dumfries], to George Thomson, [1796] July 12.

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"Imploring" Thomson for £5 by return of post to pay a haberdasher's bill, noting that the "cruel scoundrel" believes Burns is dying and has "commenced a process & will infallibly put me into jail." Stating that upon his return to health, Burns promises to "furnish you with five pounds' worth of the neatest song genius you have ever seen." With a postscript giving the verses for "Song. Tune, Rothmurchie."

1 item (2 p.) ; 25.7 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Thomson, Mr. (George), 1757-1851

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Scottish amateur folksong editor and publisher. From the description of Autograph letter in the third person, dated : [Edinburgh], 10 August 1839, to Mrs. [Samuel] Laing, 1839 Aug. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270677692 ...

Burns, Robert, 1759-1796

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Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796) was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic movement, and after his death he became a great source of inspiration to the founders of both liberalism and socialism, and a cultural icon in Scotland and among the Scottish diaspora around the world. Celebration of his life and work became almost a national charismatic cult during the 19th and 20th centuries, and his influence has long been strong on Scottish literature. ...