Letter: 1821 Dec. 6, Whitehall [London] to David Laing / Geo. Chalmers. 1821.

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Letter: 1821 Dec. 6, Whitehall [London] to David Laing / Geo. Chalmers. 1821.

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Thanks Laing for the book on Scots poetry which he has sent him and asks whether he intends to sell Dr Short's works .

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University of Edinburgh - Main Library, Edinburgh University Library

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University of Edinburgh - Main Library, Edinburgh University Library

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Short, Thomas, 1690?-1772

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Select remains of the ancient popular poetry of Scotland.

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Chalmers, George, 1742-1825

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George Chalmers (1742-1825) was a British historian, civil servant, antiquarian, and author. He was born at Fochabers, Moray, Scotland, educated at the parish school at Fochabers and at King's College Aberdeen. He went on to study law in Edinburgh and moved to Maryland in 1763 to practice law in Baltimore. As a devout loyalist, he returned to London in September of 1775 when revolutionary discontent grew in the American colonies. He was appointed chief clerk of the committee of the Privy Council...