Papers of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, on happiness, free will and the origins of evil., 1783, 1790, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.24514
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) 'Of happiness in the universe', 1783. (Folio 1.) Endorsed 'This to be diligently studied before I write upon the origin of evil and the fall of Man’. Monboddo number 269. (ii) Papers on free will and the origin of evil, 1783, 1790, undated. (Folio 21.) Monboddo numbers 61, 266, 220.
Dates
- Creation: 1783, 1790, undated.
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
152 Leaves ; Folio.
Arrangement
152 folios.
Bibliography
‘Monboddo number…’ in the Scope and Contents note refers to the catalogue of the papers published in the Appendix to the ‘Sixth Report of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts’ (London, 1877), pages 678-681.
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Repository Details
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk