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Autograph letter signed : "Ashestiel by Selkirk" [near Melrose], to George Ellis, [1809] Aug. 7.

BIB_ID
310270
Accession number
MA 426.54
Creator
Scott, Walter, 1771-1832.
Display Date
[1809] Aug. 7.
Description
1 item (2 p., with address) ; 24.7 cm
Notes
Address panel with postmarks and evidence of a seal and addressed to Ellis in London.
Labeled "No. 49" and " Aug 7 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.
Year of writing from postmark and from note on p. 1.
Summary
Concerning Robert Southey's application for the Stewardship of the Derwentwater estates. Referring to the Armistice of Znaim, saying that it makes his heart sink and that "the miserable Emperor has again ruined the hopes of Europe."