Autograph letter signed : Ashestiel [near Melrose], to [the Marchioness of Abercorn], 1811 July 25.

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Autograph letter signed : Ashestiel [near Melrose], to [the Marchioness of Abercorn], 1811 July 25.

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Mentioning her rheumatism; saying he is busy in the country and not likely to make it to London; referencing his play (The House of Aspen). Discussing politics: noting that all the Scotch appointments are vacant; fearing that "the old king is now to be laid aside for ever;" discussing an affair concerning a bond for Lady Oxford's illegitimate child. Sending a plan of his cottage and describing its surroundings.

1 item (4 p.) ; 25.3 cm

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Abercorn, Anne Jane Hamilton, Marchioness of, 1763-1827,

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Scott, Walter, 1771-1832

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