Poems of Robert Burns, including "Tam o’ Shanter" and "Holy Willie’s Prayer", with a copy of a letter, 1787, to Dr Moore, and a dedicatory letter, 1791., 4th quarter of 18th century.
Scope and Contents
Contains 156 poems: folios 2-15 recto, 42 verso-49, 59-79 are in the poet’s handwriting; the rest are written by an amanuensis, with notes or corrections by Robert Burns.
Dates
- Creation: 4th quarter of 18th century.
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Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
95 Leaves
Arrangement
ii + 93 folios (folios 80-93 blank).
Robert Burns’ original pagination is wrong, page 19 following page 17 and page 100 following page 89.
Other Finding Aids
There is a list of contents on folio 79.
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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