Letter from Robert Burns to Robert Cleghorn, 29 August 1790
My Dr Sir,
Give me leave to introduce the
Bearer, M.r Tennant, to your acquaintance. -
He is not only one of the most respectable farmers,
but also one of the most respectable men, both as
to his character & connections, in Ayr-Shire. -
He is on a tour of pleasure thro' the East part
of Scotland, or rather on a tour of information;
for he is a keen Farmer, & as such, I have
taken the liberty to put him under your
instruction for an afternoon when he comes
to your Country. -
I am in a hurry, a d-mned hurry; so take
this scrawl. Why don't you return me
Give me leave to introduce the
Bearer, M.r Tennant, to your acquaintance. -
He is not only one of the most respectable farmers,
but also one of the most respectable men, both as
to his character & connections, in Ayr-Shire. -
He is on a tour of pleasure thro' the East part
of Scotland, or rather on a tour of information;
for he is a keen Farmer, & as such, I have
taken the liberty to put him under your
instruction for an afternoon when he comes
to your Country. -
I am in a hurry, a d-mned hurry; so take
this scrawl. Why don't you return me
my Collection of [page torn] songs? The
enclosed is quite new. -
My Compliments. to M.rs Cleghorn, the
Miss Cleghorns, & Miss Cleghorn of Saughton
Mills. - I should like much to see the
little angel.
Adieu! Robt Burns
Ellisland
29 August 1790
enclosed is quite new. -
My Compliments. to M.rs Cleghorn, the
Miss Cleghorns, & Miss Cleghorn of Saughton
Mills. - I should like much to see the
little angel.
Adieu! Robt Burns
Ellisland
29 August 1790
Key details
- Archive number
- NTS/02/25/BRN/01/84
- Alt. number
- 3.6312
- Date
- 29 August 1790
- On display
- No
- Creator
- Burns, Robert (Author)
- Recipient
- Cleghorn, Robert
- Archive number
- NTS/02/25/BRN/01/84
- Alt. number
- 3.6312
- Date
- 29 August 1790
- On display
- No
- Creator
- Burns, Robert (Author)
- Recipient
- Cleghorn, Robert
Description
Letter from Robert Burns to Robert Cleghorn, dated Ellisland, 29 August 1790. Introducing the bearer, Mr. Tennant.
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