BIB_ID
401709
Accession number
MA 8865.1
Creator
Balfour of Burleigh, Alexander Hugh Bruce, Lord, 1849-1921.
Display Date
1900 March 7.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1908.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 18.8 x 12.2 cm
Notes
Acquired as part of a large collection of letters addressed to William Angus Knight, Chair of Moral Philosophy at the University of St. Andrews and Wordsworth scholar. Items in the collection have been individually accessioned and cataloged.
Lord Balfour was named Chancellor of St. Andrews in 1900.
Written on stationery engraved with the seal of the "Secretary for Scotland / Dover House, Whitehall."
Lord Balfour was named Chancellor of St. Andrews in 1900.
Written on stationery engraved with the seal of the "Secretary for Scotland / Dover House, Whitehall."
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from William Angus Knight, 1908.
Summary
Responding to Professor Knight's recommendation of Professor Flint; saying there are many factors to be considered in the appointment and "...the arguments contained in your letter will not be overlooked."
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