Letters of and concerning Hugh Miller and his relatives.
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Letters, 1802-1807, of Hugh Miller, father of the geologist, to his wife (folio 1);
(ii) Letters, 1844-1850, of Hugh Miller to his mother, wife, and daughter (folio 14);
(iii) Letters, 1834-1857, to Hugh Miller and his wife (folio 26);
(iv) Letters and documents, 1841-1872, concerning the family of John Davidson, husband of Hugh Miller's daughter Harriet (folio 38);
(v) Draft of letter and of part of the preface to ‘My schools and schoolmasters’ (Edinburgh, 1852), in the autograph of Hugh Miller (folio 64).
Dates
- Creation: 1802-1872.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
66 Leaves ; Folio and under.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1960.
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
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