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Letter from Robert Burns to Mrs Dunlop of Dunlop, 29 February 1788

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Archive number
NTS/02/25/BRN/01/140
Alt. number
3.6389
Date
29 February 1788
On display
No
Creator
Burns, Robert (Author)

Description

Letter from Robert Burns to Mrs Dunlop of Dunlop, dated Mossgiel 29 February 1788.

This letter accompanied a parcel of books which Burns returned to Mrs Dunlop and about which he comments. He apologises for the brevity of the letter as he is in an unsettled period but hopes to find more time to write later. (letter no 212)

The first page lets Burns explain about the parcel of books which the letter accompanies. Some of which are being returned and some, ones he has promised to sent to Mrs Dunlop. He makes comment on how he enjoyed them.

In the second page Burns apologises for the routine nature of the letter explaining that he has such little time at home for his correspondence. He expresses the hope that in a few months things will settle down to normal and he can enjoy the happiness which a fuller correspondence will bring.

This is the 10th of the 77 surviving letters Burns wrote to Mrs Dunlop. It has been written on (docketed) by the Burns biographer Dr Currie after Burns's death which accounts for the heading Robert Burns and the code C72 on the first page.

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  1. Letters from and to Robert Burns ( )
  2. Letter from Robert Burns to Mrs Dunlop of Dunlop, 29 February 1788

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