Autograph letter signed : Abbotsford [near Melrose], to Rev. Dionysius Lardner, 1831 [i.e., 1829?] Sept. 12.

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Autograph letter signed : Abbotsford [near Melrose], to Rev. Dionysius Lardner, 1831 [i.e., 1829?] Sept. 12.

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Concerning publishing matters, proposing that Scott be paid £500 for a half volume or £1,000 for a full volume. With a postscript discussing a "very curious old picture" in Scott's possession that shows the head of Queen Mary two days after decapitation.

1 item (3 p., with address) ; 22.4 cm

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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