BIB_ID
313372
Accession number
MA 2335.8
Creator
Scott, Walter, 1771-1832.
Display Date
1814 June 25.
Credit line
Purchased, 1964.
Description
1 item (4 p., with address) ; 23 cm
Notes
Address panel with evidence of a seal and addressed to "Charles Carpenter Esq / Commercial Resident / Salem / Madras." Readdressed to Carpenter at Mount Cappa, Cuddalore.
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.
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.
Provenance
Purchased from John F. Fleming in 1964.
Summary
Discussing the close of the war, the return of the "old European balance of power," and the political situation; referencing Carpenter's intended return to the British Isles; reporting that his own family is well and that he is "busy with my little property" and describing some improvements.
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