Letters of David Hume to recipients with surnames beginning with A-M., 1727-1776, undated.
Scope and Contents
The recipients of the letters include: Colonel James Abercromby, Hugh Blair, Thomas Bradshaw, Alexander Carlyle, George Carre (Lord Nisbet), Dr George Cheyne, James and Thomas Coutts, John Craufurd, Mrs Dysart, Lord Elibank, Alexander Home, John Home, David Hume, Francis Hutcheson, Matthew Maty, and Andrew Millar. Those to Bradshaw, Cheyne, Craufurd, and one of those to Lord Elibank are drafts; those to Mrs Dysart are copies.
Dates
- Creation: 1727-1776, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
96 Items
Arrangement
96 letters.
This is volume I in the arrangement established for the calendar of the papers (MS.23164).
Repository Details
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