Autograph letter signed with initials : Edinburgh, to [R. P. Gillies], [1812] May 11.

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Autograph letter signed with initials : Edinburgh, to [R. P. Gillies], [1812] May 11.

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Apologizing for not writing sooner to acknowledge receipt of Gillies's verses, explaining that "my present situation is very hurried" and referring to his recent purchase of Abbotsford; praising Gillies's verses and encouraging him to remain active in his literary pursuits as "we must labour or die of ennui."

1 item (4 p.) ; 22.7 cm

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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