Framed poem, letter and signature of Robert Aiken
Key details
- Archive number
- NTS/02/25/BRN/05/01/384
- Alt. number
- 2018.3983
- Date
- 1844
- On display
- No
- Archive number
- NTS/02/25/BRN/05/01/384
- Alt. number
- 2018.3983
- Date
- 1844
- On display
- No
Description
Framed poem, letter and signature of Robert Aiken whom Robert Burns dedicated A Cotter's Saturday Night.
Letter written by Robert Aiken's daughter, Grace Aiken (?), in 1844 detailing her father's connection with Burns. Poem is not a Burns poem but begins, 'Weep not for the dead / who tranquily repose...