Autograph letter signed : Abbotsford [near Melrose], to the Marchioness of Abercorn, [1813] Nov. 6.

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Autograph letter signed : Abbotsford [near Melrose], to the Marchioness of Abercorn, [1813] Nov. 6.

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Regretting that he must soon travel to Edinburgh for the opening of the law courts; discussing the heath of Mrs. Morritt; regretting that nothing can be done for "poor Mathurine," but asking her to mention his name to any Irish friends who are about to send their sons to Trinity as he is presently receiving pupils and boarders in his home; referencing Lord Aberdeen's travels as special envoy to Austria; regretting to hear that [the Princess of Wales] has "thorn away her cards most deplorably in suffering herself to be made a catspaw of to serve the purposes of the very people who at one time would willingly have had her head off."

1 item (6 p., with address) ; 22.8 cm

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8121645

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

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Scott, Walter, 1771-1832

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Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Abbotsford, Melrose, to the Marchioness of Abercorn, [1818] Mar. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 747107129 From the description of Autograph letter signed : place not specified to Charles [Sharpe], [1817 or later?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 745119219 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh, to [William Slade], 1803 June [3]. (Unknown). W...