BIB_ID
232730
Accession number
MA 5060
Creator
M'Lehose, Agnes, 1759-1841.
Display Date
"Thursday 12" [31 January 1788].
Credit line
Gift; Richard Gilder and Lewis E. Lehrman in honor of the 75th anniversary of the Morgan Library and the 50th anniversary of the Association of Fellows; 2000.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 22.8 x 18.9 cm.
Notes
Acquired with MA 5059, a letter from Burns to M'Lehose.
Provenance
W.W. Kershaw; sold at Sotheby's, London, 17 Feb. 1932, lot 600, to B.F. Stevens and Brown; Richard Gilder and Lewis E. Lehrman.
Summary
An emotional letter, discussing others' opinion of Burns and longing for wealth as a means to independence.
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