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Letter from James Glencairn Burns Jean Burns, 4 August 1815

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Archive number
NTS/02/25/BRN/03/06/17
Alt. number
3.6460
Date
4 August 1815
On display
No
Creator
Burns, James Glencairn (Author)
Recipient
Burns, Jean Armour

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Description

Letter from James Glencairn Burns dated to Jean Burns, Calcutta 4 August 1815.

James writes regarding his being put forward for a place in the Commissariat by Lord Mann. The position giving a very handsome salary which he expects to allow him to repay his mother for her trouble and kindness in the past.


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  1. Letters, documents and ephemera regarding the family of Robert Burns ( )
  2. Letters and documents relating to James Glencairn Burns ( )
  3. Letter from James Glencairn Burns Jean Burns, 4 August 1815

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