Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh, to [the Marchioness of Abercorn], [1807] May 15.

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Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh, to [the Marchioness of Abercorn], [1807] May 15.

Sending her the Ballad of Queen Aragua (by Southey); describing his trip to Scotland, calling it "stormy" and referencing the "tempest" of the contested elections; mentioning that Lord Melville is "at work with Election business from morning till night" and discussing politics; noting that his children are beginning to speak a little French.

1 item (4 p.) ; 25 cm

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SNAC Resource ID: 8119593

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