'Some terrible letters from Scotland communicated by The Ettrick Shepherd.’
Scope and Contents
Descriptions, in the hand of James Hogg, of real or imaginary incidents of the cholera plague of 1832 in Lothian, on the West Coast, and in Fisherrow, in letters purporting to have been written to him by Andrew Ker, alias Clapperton, Alexander McAlister, mate of the ‘Jane Hamilton’ of Port Glasgow, and James McL-- respectively.
Also printed proofs of an article by James Douglas, titled, 'The three plagues of Bombay' (folio 11).
Dates
- Creation: 1832, 1899.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
9 Leaves ; Quarto.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
iii + 6 + some blank folios.
Custodial History
The material was bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Dowell's, 2 December 1949, lot 416.
Bibliography
'The three plagues of Bombay' was printed in the 'Pioneer', 17 September 1899.
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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