BIB_ID
314085
Accession number
MA 1953.2
Creator
Scott, Walter, 1771-1832.
Display Date
[1817 Aug. 17].
Credit line
Gift of DeCoursey Fales, 1958.
Description
1 item (1 p., with address) ; 25.6 cm
Notes
A portion of the page including Scott's closure and signature has been cut away.
Address panel with evidence of a seal and postmarks and addressed to "Hay Donaldson Esq. / W.S. / Frederick Street / Edinburgh."
Date and location of writing from postmarks.
Hay Donaldson (d. 1822) was a Scottish Writer to the Signet and Sir Walter Scott's friend and confidential solicitor.
Part of a large collection of letters from Sir Walter Scott primarily to John Gibson. Items in the collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Address panel with evidence of a seal and postmarks and addressed to "Hay Donaldson Esq. / W.S. / Frederick Street / Edinburgh."
Date and location of writing from postmarks.
Hay Donaldson (d. 1822) was a Scottish Writer to the Signet and Sir Walter Scott's friend and confidential solicitor.
Part of a large collection of letters from Sir Walter Scott primarily to John Gibson. Items in the collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Provenance
Sir Hugh Walpole; gift of DeCoursey Fales in February, 1958.
Summary
Saying that he wrote to the Duke of Buccleuch that Donaldson should continue his investigations about the business of the Roxburgshire politics; encouraging him to present his findings to the duke; discussing the need for delicacy.
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