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Autograph letter signed : Abbotsford, Melrose, to Lady [Frances Winckley] Shelley, [1829] Sept. 11.

BIB_ID
368527
Accession number
MA 432.22
Creator
Scott, Walter, 1771-1832.
Display Date
[1829] Sept. 11.
Credit line
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan before 1913.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 18 cm
Notes
Part of a collection of letters from Sir Walter Scott, members of his family, and his biographer, John Gibson Lockhart. Items are described in individual records; see MA 432 for more details.
Year is based on the contents of the letter and the Millgate Union Catalogue of Sir Walter Scott Correspondence.
Summary
Noting that he is "heartily tired of writers"; mentioning his "dear young friend Miss Fanny Hill"; discussing his schedule next week, including an engagement on "Saturday 19 September"; saying that he would prefer it if she comes to his house; writing that he is "delighted to hear of the Duke of Wellington's good health."