Autograph letter of Robert Burns to 'Mr Samuel Clarke Junr, Dumfries'
MS. Add. A. 110
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Autograph letter of Robert Burns to 'Mr Samuel Clarke Junr, Dumfries'
Shelfmark
MS. Add. A. 110
Summary
An autograph letter of Robert Burns to 'Mr Samuel Clarke Junr, Dumfries', beg. 'Sunday morning . Dr Sir, I was, I know, drunk last night ': the subject is the writer's narrow escape from a duel with capt. Dods, about an ambiguous toast: the date is about 1793-1795.
Date
written in about A.D. 1793-1795 by R. Burns
Language
English
Physical facet
On paper; 'bound by W. Pratt for H. Stevens 1872' in red morocco
Physical extent
3 Leaves
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Collection contents
Autograph letter and poem of Robert Burns
Autograph letter of Robert Burns to 'Mr Samuel Clarke Junr, Dumfries'
