Original note in the hand of General Giuseppe Garibaldi
Key details
- Archive number
- NTS/02/25/BRN/04/552
- Alt. number
- 3.6701
- Date
- 1865
- On display
- Yes
- Creator
- Garibaldi, General Giuseppe (Author)
- Burns, Annie B (Translator)
- Recipient
- Burns, James Glencairn
- Archive number
- NTS/02/25/BRN/04/552
- Alt. number
- 3.6701
- Date
- 1865
- On display
- Yes
- Creator
- Garibaldi, General Giuseppe (Author)
- Burns, Annie B (Translator)
- Recipient
- Burns, James Glencairn
Description
Original note in the hand of General Giuseppe Garibaldi, Burns’s son, James Glencairn, gifted a portrait of his father to Garibaldi. In this thank-you note, the general talks of his esteem for Burns and his love for Scotland. Garibaldi received support from Scotland during his campaign for the unification of Italy.
Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807–82) is credited with leading the unification of Italy, and during his campaign he received support from Scotland. Burns’s son, James Glencairn Burns, gifted a portrait of his father to Garibaldi. In this thank-you note, the General talks of his esteem for Burns and his love for Scotland.
Archive information
Themes
Hierarchy
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Correspondence and other documents relating to Robert Burns
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- Original note in the hand of General Giuseppe Garibaldi
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