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Letter from Gilbert Burns to Jean Burns, 27 June 1816

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Archive number
NTS/02/25/BRN/03/04/19
Alt. number
3.6430
Date
27 June 1816
On display
No
Creator
Burns, Gilbert (Author)
Recipient
Burns, Jean Armour

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Description

Letter from Gilbert Burns to Jean Burns, dated Grant's Braes, 27 June 1816; may also be dated 27th June 1816 (notes related to this date); Addressed to Mrs Burns, Dumfries. Postmark Haddington. Stamped JUN 28 1816.

Regarding family matters mostly the ill health of daughter Janet and relating news of other children. Mrs Burns his mother being in good health but frail.


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  1. Letters, documents and ephemera regarding the family of Robert Burns ( )
  2. Letters and Documents relating to Gilbert Burns ( )
  3. Letter from Gilbert Burns to Jean Burns, 27 June 1816

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