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Bundle of correspondence relating to Burns Monument trustees

Key details

Archive number
NTS/02/25/BRN/165
Alt. number
3.6950
Date
1823 to 1868
On display
No

Description

Bundle of correspondence relating to Burns Monument trustees including opposition to location of new church building, 1825. Arrangements for procession to install tripod at monument, 1823; John Connell, builder asking for payment for stones, 1822; Incorporation of Shoemakers asking about proposed site for monument, 1815; inventory of furniture and articles at Burns Monument belonging to trustees, 29 Feb 1868; letter from Sir David Hunter Blair on theatrical performance in aid of monument funds, 1827; letter from Archibald Hamilton, Wellington Square, Ayr on monument funds, 1830. 39 items


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Hierarchy

  1. Burns Monument Trust: papers, letters and other documentary material ( )
  2. Papers, letters and documents relating to the Burns Monument Trust ( )
  3. Bundle of correspondence relating to Burns Monument trustees

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