BIB_ID
129368
Accession number
MA 8854.1-8
Creator
Bain, Alexander, 1818-1903.
Display Date
1869-1896 and undated.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1908.
Description
8 items (24 pages) ; various sizes
Notes
Acquired as part of a large collection of letters addressed to William Angus Knight, Chair of Moral Philosophy at the University of St. Andrews and Wordsworth scholar. Items in the collection have been individually accessioned and cataloged.
Letter of 29 November 1875 is incomplete at the end.
Letter of 29 November 1875 is incomplete at the end.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from William Angus Knight, 1908.
Summary
A collection of 7 autograph letters signed and 1 autograph postcard signed to William Angus Knight; written between 1869 and 1896, and possibly in other years, from Aberdeen, Scotland; concerning the exchange of books and academic matters, including discussions about the work of Descartes, Hume, and Mill. Items in the collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see related records for more information.
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