BIB_ID
81513
Accession number
MA 9198.1-35
Creator
Caird, John, 1820-1898.
Display Date
1872-1898
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1908.
Description
35 items (98 pages) ; various sizes
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.
Only ten of the letters provide a year of writing. A specific year or a range of years has been suggested for the remaining 25 letters based on the content of the letter.
Only ten of the letters provide a year of writing. A specific year or a range of years has been suggested for the remaining 25 letters based on the content of the letter.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from William Angus Knight, 1908.
Summary
Being a collection of thirty-five autograph letters signed from John Caird to Professor William Angus Knight concerning academic matters and matters relating to the publication of two books, edited by Professor Knight and with contributions by Caird: "Scotch Sermons" (1880) and "Spinoza" (1888). Letters in the collection have been described individually in thirty-five separate catalog records; see related records for more information..
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