BIB_ID
409017
Accession number
MA 9198.32
Creator
Caird, John, 1820-1898.
Display Date
[1872-1898?] June 19.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1908.
Description
1 item (4 pages) ; 17.9 x 11.2 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.
The year of writing is not provided, however, Caird first introduced himself to Knight in a letter dated January 22, 1872 (see MA 9198.1) and Caird remained at Glasgow University until his death in 1898.
Written on the stationery of The University, Glasgow.
The year of writing is not provided, however, Caird first introduced himself to Knight in a letter dated January 22, 1872 (see MA 9198.1) and Caird remained at Glasgow University until his death in 1898.
Written on the stationery of The University, Glasgow.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from William Angus Knight, 1908.
Summary
Concerning Knight's candidacy for a Chair at Glasgow; saying "...I am very glad that you have resolved to offer yourself for the Chair. If the election falls on you, I know that you will bring new strength to us, & I shall be greatly delighted to have you as a colleague. I have hesitated whether I should offer to testify formally in your favour. But my opinion, from a purely literary point of view, would be of little or no value, & any weight attached to it would be due to my official position. Now in the latter capacity I am not entitled to speak till, at any rate, all the candidates have declared themselves. Whether my speaking even then would not do more harm than good I am not quite sure. But there is, as you know, some risk of what would prove a very unfortunate appointment, & should that risk appear to be formidable, I shall certainly feel called upon, for the sake of the University to use to the fullest extent what little influence I may have. If you come amongst us, a warm welcome awaits you; & I think you would find the work congenial to you. Your lectures would be enriched by your knowledge & experience as a teacher of Philosophy, & you will not need to love Philosophy less that your first love will be due to another, but not rival, mistress. .
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