Letter: 1832 June 1, Ninehaven, Rotterdam, to David Laing / Wm. Steven. 1832.

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Letter: 1832 June 1, Ninehaven, Rotterdam, to David Laing / Wm. Steven. 1832.

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Acknowledging receipt of letter discusses John Lee's application for the chair of Ecclesiastical History at Edinburgh. Sending prospectus of Steven's forthcoming publication, progress with Dow books wanted by Laing, and sends condolences on the death of Laing's father.

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Lee, John, 1779-1859

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Lee, John (1779-1859), principal of Edinburgh University, entered Edinburgh University, 1794; MD, 1801; licensed as a preacher, 1807; professor of church history at St Mary's College, St Andrews, 1812-21; minister of the Canongate Church, Edinburgh, 1821; DD, St Andrews, 1821; chaplain-in-ordinary to the king, 1830; principal of Edinburgh University, 1840-59; professor of divinity, 1843-59; especially learned in Scottish literary and ecclesiastical history. From the guide to the Lee ...

University of Edinburgh.

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The University of Edinburgh was established by Royal Charter in 1582 . It was originally called Tounis College, when part of a legacy left by Robert Reid, Bishop of Orkney in 1558 had established a college of which the Town Council had gained control to establish a College of Law on the South side of Edinburgh. The inception of the University took place in 1583 . In 1617 when King James VI of Scotland (I of England) visited the College it was decreed that the College should change i...

Steven, William, 1796-1857.

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