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Sir Walter Scott letter [textual record]

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LMS-0090

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Item ID number:

3720982

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Sir Walter Scott letter
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Place of creation:

Scotland

Extent:

3 p.
3 leaves

Language of material:

English

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Item is a signed holograph letter by Sir Walter Scott to [John Wilson] Croker [London], dated [1817] March 11, Edinburgh, requesting Croker's influence to secure a position for Scott's brother Thomas, paymaster of the 70th Regiment in Canada. It is accompanied by a typewritten transcript with annotations.

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Scott, Sir Walter, 1771-1832

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Scott, Sir Walter, 1771-1832 : Sir Walter Scott was a Scottish author who lived from August 15, 1771 - September 21, 1832. He is best known for his work as a Romantic novelist and poet, although he also worked as a legal advocate and judge. He married Charlotte Genevieve Charpentier (Carpenter) in 1797.

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Conservation:

Item has been laminated and is housed in a library buckram slip case.

Custodial history:

Transferred from Reserve at the National Library of Canada (PR 5334 A6 1817 fol. Reserve) to the Rare Books and Manuscripts Division on July 27, 1983.

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1 : 1983-09

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Private

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LMS-0090

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1983-09 LMS
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