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Letter from Gilbert Burns to Jean Burns, 27 September 1821

Key details

Archive number
NTS/02/25/BRN/03/04/27
Alt. number
3.6438
Date
27 September 1821
On display
No
Creator
Burns, Gilbert (Author)
Recipient
Burns, Jean Armour

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Description

Letter of Gilbert Burns to Jean Burns, dated Grant's Braes 27 September 1821.

Relating to a reply from Robert on the assistance provided by the earlier loan and an introduction to Mrs Burns of the plans for a monument to Burns in Edinburgh and asking for the portrait of the Poet to be forwarded to Edinburgh to assist the Sculptor Mr Flaxman in his preparation of the work. Addressed to Mrs Burns, Dumfries. postmarked Haddington, stamped SEP 28 1821 and Dumfries 28 SEP 1821.

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  1. Letters, documents and ephemera regarding the family of Robert Burns ( )
  2. Letters and Documents relating to Gilbert Burns ( )
  3. Letter from Gilbert Burns to Jean Burns, 27 September 1821
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