Scott's closure and signature have been cut away.
Address panel, with postmark and seal, has been damaged by the excision of Scott's signature on p. 3, but is apparently addressed to "Mrs. Carpen[ter] / No. 4 ... place / ..."
Year of writing from postmark.
Part of a collection of letters primarily from Sir Walter Scott to his brother- and sister-in-law Charles and Isabella Carpenter. Items in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Encouraging her to visit whether she feels "sad or gay at the time," noting that they will not "torment you by trying to make you merry against the grain;" discussing her affairs and potential sale of stock, and a deed that must be signed by his daughter Sophia Lockhart; encouraging her to seek advice from Sir Samuel Shepherd.