Letters of and to Thomas Carlyle, and a proof sheet of ‘Frederick the Great’, with corrections in Carlyle's hand., 1821-[1865, or before.]
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Letters to Thomas Carlyle from John Aitken Carlyle, 1821, 1831, 1834-1837 (folio 230);
Letters of Carlyle: to Spring-Rice, 1843 (folio 246); to the Reverend William Hanna, 1849, 1852 (folios 248, 253); to James Mackenzie, Writer to the Signet, 1852 (folio 250); to an unknown correspondent, discouraging him from writing poetry, 1856 (folio 255); to his sister Jean, 1857 (folio 257); to Thomas Ballantyne, 1860 (folio 261);
Proof-sheet of ‘Frederick the Great’, with corrections in Carlyle's hand (folio 259).
Dates
- Creation: 1821-[1865, or before.]
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
33 Leaves
Custodial History
This section of the manuscript has been formed from various separate accessions: folios 230-245, bought, 1943, from Miss Edith Martin, Sussex; folios 246-247, bought, 1943 from F G Gibbons, Worthing; folios 248-249, 253-254, bought, Sotheby's, London, 2 December 1942, lot 474; folios 250-252, bought, 1943, Maggs Brothers, London, Catalogue 728, number 59; folios 255-256, bought, 1943, Maggs Brothers, London, Catalogue 728, number 58; folios 257-260, bought, Sotheby's, London, 4 May 1942, lot 248; folios 261-262, bought, 1944, Maggs Brothers Limited, London.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1942-1944.
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