Autograph letter signed : Abbotsford by Melrose, to [the Marchioness of Abercorn], [1812] May 3.

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Autograph letter signed : Abbotsford by Melrose, to [the Marchioness of Abercorn], [1812] May 3.

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Alluding to the death of Lord Abercorn's daughter, the Countess of Aberdeen, and sending his condolences; referencing the deaths of the Duchess of Gordon and John Leyden; describing his attempts to plant and decorate his estate at Abbotsford; discussing arms stores in his sherrifdom and expressing apprehension at the large numbers of French prisoners in the vicinity.

1 item (4 p.) ; 25.3 cm

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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