BIB_ID
313379
Accession number
MA 2335.3
Creator
Scott, Walter, 1771-1832.
Display Date
1808 Feb. 8.
Credit line
Purchased, 1964.
Description
1 item (4 p., with address) ; 25.3 cm
Notes
Address panel with evidence of a seal and addressed to "Charles Carpenter Esquire / Commercial Resident at Salem / Care of Mr. Alexr Russell / Cadet in the Company's / Service."
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 the letter by way of "a young cousin" (Alexander Pringle Russell, d. 1816) and asking that Carpenter "shew him any kindness or attention" if it falls in his way to do so; sending a copy of Marmion for Mrs. Carpenter and referencing her health; reporting that he has acquired a post as a Clerk of Session and discussing the political situation; saying that "the public has been also very favourable to me so that I have profited both in pecuniary respects & in general esteem by the literary reputation I have acquired," but noting that "this fortune has not been without some alloy" and referencing his younger brother (Tom's) entangled affairs.
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