Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh, to [the Marchioness of Abercorn], [1811] Mar. 3.

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Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh, to [the Marchioness of Abercorn], [1811] Mar. 3.

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Regarding Mr. George Home's obstinacy in refusing the pension that Scott worked to secure for him, noting that Lord Melville has "taken him in hand" and hoping he will accept it.

1 item (3 p.) ; 19.7 cm

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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