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Collection of autograph letters signed, letters signed and one typewritten letter signed : England and Scotland, to William Angus Knight, 1880-1907 and undated.

BIB_ID
129445
Accession number
MA 8861.1-43
Creator
Balfour, Arthur James, 1848-1930.
Display Date
1880-1907 and undated.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1908.
Description
43 items (102 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.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from William Angus Knight, 1908.
Summary
A collection of 5 autograph letters signed, 37 letters signed, and 1 typewritten letter signed, to William Angus Knight; written between 1880 and 1907, and possibly in other years, from London, Whittingehame (Scotland), and several other locations; discussing a biography of John Stuart Mill that Knight had invited Balfour to contribute to his "Philosophical Classics for English Readers" series, the University (Scotland) Act, professional appointments at the University of St. Andrews, Knight's publications, and other literary and political matters. Items in the collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see related records for more information.