BIB_ID
408991
Accession number
MA 9198.22
Creator
Caird, John, 1820-1898.
Display Date
[1887?] December 23.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1908.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 20.4 x 12.8 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.
The year of writing is not provided, however the letter discusses issues related to his book "Spinoza" which was published by Blackwood and Sons in 1888 as part of a series edited by Professor Knight and titled "Philosophical Classics for English Readers. The year of writing may be 1887. It should be noted, however, that with the publication of the volume on Leibniz in 1884, Blackwood lists the volumes "In Preparation" which includes Caird's volume on Spinoza.
Written on the stationery of the University of Glasgow.
The year of writing is not provided, however the letter discusses issues related to his book "Spinoza" which was published by Blackwood and Sons in 1888 as part of a series edited by Professor Knight and titled "Philosophical Classics for English Readers. The year of writing may be 1887. It should be noted, however, that with the publication of the volume on Leibniz in 1884, Blackwood lists the volumes "In Preparation" which includes Caird's volume on Spinoza.
Written on the stationery of the University of Glasgow.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from William Angus Knight, 1908.
Summary
Concerning payment for his manuscript; saying "I am sure the contributors will not be satisfied to accept an equal share of the profits with you, who have had more than an editor's burden of work & responsibility. For my part, at any rate, I can't do this, without deducting what is due to you, & more than due to you."
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