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  • Letter 31 December 1789

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

    This single page letter from Burns to theatre-owner George Sutherland encloses a 34-line poem for Sutherland to use as a prologue at his New Year performance of the Dumfries theatre company in January 1790.

    Sender
    Burns, Robert

    Recipient
    Sutherland, George S.

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