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Tam o' Shanter - A Tale

Letter from Dr John Moore to Robert Burns, 23 May 1787

Letter from James Candlish to Robert Burns, 13 February 1779

A document relating to the Excise in Dumfries

Epistle to Dr John Mackenzie

Lament of Mary Queen of Scots on the Approach of Spring

Letter from Robert Burns to John McMurdo

The gloomy night is gath'ring fast

Letter from Robert Burns to George S. Sutherland, 31 December 1789

Letter from Robert Burns to unknown recipient, 1788

Letter from Robert Burns to John McMurdo, 26 November 1788

In the character of a ruined farmer

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