David Vedder letter to My dear sir, 1839 Dec. 6.

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David Vedder letter to My dear sir, 1839 Dec. 6.

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Vedder writes to My dear sir [Alex'r G. Groat], 6 Dec. 1839, thanking him for his letter, with news of his health, accepting an invitation to a gathering, but declining the chair, suggesting that as a civil servant he must remain politically neutral, and commenting on the difficulties of starting a weekly periodical. Includes integral envelope.

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Groat, Alex. G. (Alexander G.)

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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...