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Letter from Gavin Gemmel to the Rev Peter Hately Waddell concerning the provenance of the Stair Manuscripts

Key details

Archive number
NTS/02/25/BRN/04/540
Alt. number
3.6283
Date
31 January 1868
On display
No
Creator
Gemmel, Gavin (Author)
Recipient
Waddell, Peter Hately

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Description

Letter from Gavin Gemmel to the Rev. Peter Hately Waddell concerning the provenance of the Stair Manuscripts, dated 31st January 1868.

Reads:

"The ten leaves of Manuscripts which Burns sent to Mrs Stewart of Stair were purchased (about 1850) by the late Mr Dick and myself, and three others, from her grandson, Mr Allason Cuninghame of Logan. I doubt you will think we did a foolish thing when, instead of keeping them intact, we resolved to have two leaves each. Our enthusiasm must be our excuse."
Shaw mair

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  1. Correspondence and other documents relating to Robert Burns ( )
  2. Letter from Gavin Gemmel to the Rev Peter Hately Waddell concerning the provenance of the Stair Manuscripts
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