BIB_ID
313378
Accession number
MA 2335.4
Creator
Scott, Walter, 1771-1832.
Display Date
1808 Feb. 16.
Credit line
Purchased, 1964.
Description
1 item (5 p., with address) ; 25.2 cm
Notes
Address panel with postmarks and evidence of a seal and addressed to "Charles Carpenter Esq / Commercial Resident / Salem / Madras."
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
Sending a copy of his new poem; mentioning his friendship with Lord Minto and Henry Dundas, and suggesting that Carpenter use these connections to further his situation; discussing his success and financial affairs; mentioning his cousin Alexander Russell and saying "I suppose you think by this time that my cadet cousins grow up like crops of pease & beans" but assuring him this is the last cousin Scott will send Carpenter's way; mentioning the good health of his family and referencing politics.
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