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Letter from Robert Burns to Mrs Dunlop, 31 January 1796

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Archive number
NTS/02/25/BRN/01/124
Alt. number
3.6359
Date
31 January 1796
On display
Yes
Creator
Burns, Robert (Author)

Description

Letter from Robert Burns to Mrs Dunlop, dated 31 January 1796.

Letter attempting to regain her friendship following the offence she had taken at the poet's strongly held revolutionary views. Also tells of the death of his daughter and his own ill-health. Robert suffered from bouts of ill health throughout his short life. In this letter to a friend, he complains of a severe rheumatic fever from which he is only beginning to recover. Six months later, he was dead.


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  1. Letters from and to Robert Burns ( )
  2. Letter from Robert Burns to Mrs Dunlop, 31 January 1796