Autograph letter signed : Lasswade Cottage, near Edinburgh, to George Ellis, 1801 Apr. 20.

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Autograph letter signed : Lasswade Cottage, near Edinburgh, to George Ellis, 1801 Apr. 20.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/722384282

Discussing at length his work on "the Border Minstrelsy" and "Sir Tristrem" and medieval romances in general; discussing Leyden's "absurd" plans to travel to Africa and asking him to beg Heber to discourage it; inquiring as to how Douce's [Dance of Death?] manuscript differs from the one he sent; explaining his need for "the poetical History"; asking if he might accompany Heber on "his next Scottish expedition."

1 item (5 p., with address) ; 22.7 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8088948

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