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Additional authors

1. Lindsay, John Mackenzie
2. Pinkerton, John, 1758-1826
3. Taylor and Hessey, addressee.

Description

1. 3 items

Summary

1. · To John Mackenzie Lindsay, Esq., Writer to the Signet : 1 autograph letter signed : 3 Oct 1851 : (MISC 3472) : detailing an accident which fractured his thigh bone, and appealing for aid for his family.
2. · To John Pinkerton, historian and poet : 1 autograph letter signed : 4 Mar 1813 : (MISC 4322) : 2 pages (double sheet) : from 15 North[umberlan]d Str [?] : begins, "I called on you to day at 1/2 past 4 & left a packet . . . ."
3. · To "Gentleman" at the offices of the London Magazine, perhaps the publishers Taylor and Hessey : 1 autograph letter signed : 8 Dec 1823 : (MISC 3473) : asking for a written explanation of the irregularity in the magazine's production.

Subject

1. Gillies, R. P (Robert Pearse), 1788-1858 > Correspondence
2. Authors, Scottish > 19th century > Correspondence

Call number

1. Pforz MS

Access (note)

1. Restricted access;

Biography (note)

1. Robert Pearse Gillies, Scottish-born poet and writer. He was an early contributor to Blackwood's Magazine, and was appreciated by Wordsworth. Gillies's friendship with Sir Walter Scott is discussed in his Memoirs of a Literary Veteran (1851), as is his friendly acquaintance with James Hogg, Thomas De Quincey, John Kemble, Sarah Siddons, John Galt, and others.

Author

1. Gillies, R. P. (Robert Pearse), 1788-1858.

Title

1. Robert Pearse Gillies manuscript material, 1823-1851.

Restricted access

1. Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Biography

1. Robert Pearse Gillies, Scottish-born poet and writer. He was an early contributor to Blackwood's Magazine, and was appreciated by Wordsworth. Gillies's friendship with Sir Walter Scott is discussed in his Memoirs of a Literary Veteran (1851), as is his friendly acquaintance with James Hogg, Thomas De Quincey, John Kemble, Sarah Siddons, John Galt, and others.

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Added author

1. Lindsay, John Mackenzie, addressee.
2. Pinkerton, John, 1758-1826, addressee.
3. Taylor and Hessey, addressee.

Research call number

1. Pforz MS