BIB_ID
310263
Accession number
MA 426.53
Creator
Scott, Walter, 1771-1832.
Display Date
1809 July 8.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 24.6 cm
Notes
Labeled "No. 48" and "July 8 1809" on p. 1, possibly in the hand of J. G. Lockhart.
Part of a collection of letters from Sir Walter Scott to various recipients. Items in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Scott, Southey and Canning founded the Quarterly Review in March 1809.
Part of a collection of letters from Sir Walter Scott to various recipients. Items in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Scott, Southey and Canning founded the Quarterly Review in March 1809.
Summary
Mentioning that they returned from their travels about a fortnight ago; describing his visit to Rokeby Park and the landscape there; saying he has acquired a "terrier puppy of the old shaggy Celtic breed" through Miss Dunlop. Praising Robert Southey's poetry and character, and mentioning that hinted to Southey "that there was a kind feeling existing towards him in the mind of Mr. Canning." With a postscript urging Ellis to contact Southey if he thinks his plan is feasible.
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