Autograph letter signed : [Edinburgh and Abbotsford, near Melrose], to [the Marchioness of Abercorn], undated [1820 May 1 and 6].

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Autograph letter signed : [Edinburgh and Abbotsford, near Melrose], to [the Marchioness of Abercorn], undated [1820 May 1 and 6].

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Reporting that he arrived in Edinburgh on Thursday and saw his daughter Sophia married to J. G. Lockhart the following day; remarking that his house "seems lonely to me since she left us, but that is a natural feeling which will soon wear off;" noting that "they make rather a pretty couple & as they marry for love & with very fair prospects in other respects their present lot seems to be enviable;" referencing the eventual flight of his other children; noting that he has had many visitors, including Prince Gustavus of Sweden. Continuing the letter on the 6th at Abbotsford, noting that Walter has left to visit Sophia and her husband at Lockhart's father's house and expecting them all to return the following week; saying that the bustle of the marriage prevented him from sending her a package of books as promised and from completing the letter until now.

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