Letter: 1860 Oct. 26, 39 Bloomsbury Street, London W.C., to David Laing / Francisque Michel. 1860.

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Letter: 1860 Oct. 26, 39 Bloomsbury Street, London W.C., to David Laing / Francisque Michel. 1860.

Acknowledging receipt of parcel, including list of graduates of Edinburgh University. Concerns consequences for Scotland of the marriage of Queen Mary and Francis II. Request for information about the Scotch trade and merchants for his book on the French in Scotland.

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