Autograph letter signed : Mertoun House [near St. Boswells], to George Ellis, 1810 Dec. 23.

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Autograph letter signed : Mertoun House [near St. Boswells], to George Ellis, 1810 Dec. 23.

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Discussing an article for the Quarterly Review; responding at length to a critique of his Lady of the Lake; referencing the Peninsular War and discussing situation in Portugal, mentioning that "Bonaparte no doubt may and probably will make a grand effort."

1 item (4 p., with address) ; 24.5 cm

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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