Letter: 1848 Sept. 29, Newhaven, to David Laing / David Vedder. 1848.

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Letter: 1848 Sept. 29, Newhaven, to David Laing / David Vedder. 1848.

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Sends Laing one of his Orcadian ballads and pays tribute to the researches undertaken by John Payne Collier.

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Collier, John Payne, 1789-1883

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Vedder, David, 1790-1854

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David Vedder was born in Orkney, Scotland, and home schooled; orphaned at twelve, he went to sea, first as a cabin boy, later as captain of a whaler and first officer of an armed cruiser. He became a tide supervisor for various ports in Scotland. Vedder began writing poetry at an early age, and published individual poems and collections of verse throughout his life. He also contributed articles to numerous periodicals, and wrote several books, notably a version of Reynard the Fox, as well as fou...