Autograph letter signed with initials : place not specified, to George Ellis, 1803 Jan. 30.

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Autograph letter signed with initials : place not specified, to George Ellis, 1803 Jan. 30.

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Alluding to "the melancholy conclusion" of Ellis's last letter and expressing his deep gratitude for his service to Leyden during such difficult times; reporting the death of his cousin in the West Indies; praising Ellis's suggestion to include a map in the third volume of the Border Ballads but discussing the difficulties in printing it with the current edition, which "shall be out in a month," and hoping to include it in a future edition; discussing surveying in general.

1 item (4 p., with address) ; 22.4 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8098142

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Ellis, George, 1753-1815

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Scott, Walter, 1771-1832

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