BIB_ID
314388
Accession number
MA 1953.54
Creator
Scott, Walter, 1771-1832.
Display Date
[1826 or later].
Credit line
Gift of DeCoursey Fales, 1958.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 20.2 cm
Notes
John Gibson was a Scottish Writer to the Signet and trustee of Sir Walter Scott's estate following the insolvency of 1826; he was Deputy-Keeper of the Great Seal (1853-58).
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.
Recipient and possible date of writing identified in the Millgate Union Catalogue of Sir Walter Scott Correspondence (no. 9034).
The lower third of the page, including the closure and signature, has been cut away.
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.
Recipient and possible date of writing identified in the Millgate Union Catalogue of Sir Walter Scott Correspondence (no. 9034).
The lower third of the page, including the closure and signature, has been cut away.
Provenance
Sir Hugh Walpole; gift of DeCoursey Fales in February, 1958.
Summary
Agreeing to the propriety of laying the account before Mr. Mackenzie, saying he wants Mr. Bayley's remuneration to be adequate. Thanking him for "the curious roman axe which is in such beautiful preservation."
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