Autograph letters of David Livingstone to various correspondents.
Dates
- Creation: 1841-1871, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
84 Leaves ; Folio and under.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
84 folios.
Custodial History
This manuscript has been formed from various accessions:
folios 1, 31, 53-5, 67, 72-77, 82, bought, Sotheby's, 30 October 1973, lots 383-385, 9 April 1974, lot 658, 13 May 1974, lot 187, 15 October 1974, lots 535-536, 15 April 1975, lot 538; and elsewhere, 1974-1975, with the aid of donations from Mrs D L Harryhausen, London;
folios 6, 12, bought, Sotheby’s, 29 June 1965, lots 176-177;
folio 14, bought, Christie’s, 29 July 1971, lot 466;
folio 20, bought, Sotheby’s, 11 April 1967, lot 417;
folio 22, bought, Sotheby’s, 29 June 1971, lot 427;
folio 24, bought, Sotheby's, 27 February 1962, lot 520;
folio 29, presented, 1969, by Admiral Sir Angus Cunninghame Graham, K.B.E., C.B.;
folios 35-37, 47, 57, presented, 1972, by Mrs D L Harryhausen, London;
folios 39, 62, 17, bought, Sotheby’s, 30 June 1964, lots 452-454;
folio 45, bought, Sotheby’s, 21 July 1965, lot 762;
folio 59, presented, 1968, by W Watt, Edinburgh;
folio 64, bought, Christie's, 22 July 1970, lot 70;
folios 80-81, bought, 1963, with the aid of the Reid Fund and a donation from the Friends of the National Libraries;
the rest bought elsewhere at various dates, 1964-1966, 1969-1971, 1973, 1975-1976.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Various, 1962-1976.
Bibliography
Genre / Form
- 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
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