Correspondence of the Glasgow booksellers John Smith and Son, with the letters chiefly being to John Smith the younger.
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows: (i) Correspondence, 1818-1844, undated, between J G Lockhart and John Smith the younger, concerning Blackwood's Magazine, a legal case and other matters (folio 1); (ii) Miscellaneous letters, 1798-1844, undated, to the firm and to the younger Smith, with other material concerning Glasgow personalities (folio 25).
Dates
- Creation: 1798-1844, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
155 Leaves ; Folio and under.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
155 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This manuscript has been formed from two accessions: folios 25-155, bought, Christie's, 13 November 1974, lot 431; folios 1-24, bought, Christie's, 13 November 1974, lot 435.
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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