William Robertson manuscript material

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{"value"=>"22702", "type"=>"local_mss"}

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{"value"=>"Robertson, William, 1721-1793", "type"=>"persname"}

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{"value"=>"William Robertson manuscript material"}

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{"value"=>"1778-1791", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1778/1791"}

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{"value"=>"Pforz MS", "type"=>"local_call"}

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{"value"=>"<p>· To Sir Robert Murray Keith, of Murrayshall, diplomat and army officer : 1 autograph letter signed : 20 Oct 1778 : (MISC 0997) : 2 ¹/₃ pages (double sheet) : from College of Edinburgh : begins, \"Mr. Grant, who will have the honour of presenting this letter to you, is warmly recommended to me by his relation and friend Sir James Grant of Grant ...\".</p><p>· To \"Miss Sinclair\" : 1 autograph letter third person : 14 Feb [after 1764] : (MISC 0996) : 1 ¹/₈ pages (single sheet) : from College [of Edinburgh] : thanking her for sending \"the books that came from Sir John Sinclair ...\".</p><p>· To Andrew Strahan, printer : 1 autograph letter signed : 21 Nov 1791 : (MISC 0998) : 3 ¹/₈ pages (double sheet) : from College of Ed[inburgh] : begins, \"This letter, I hope, will find you settled safely in New Street, & much benefited by your long recess from the fatigues of business ...\".</p>"}

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{"value"=>"<p>William Robertson, Scottish historian and minister in the Church of Scotland.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

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1778

date_inclusive_end

1791

keydate

1778

extent_statement

3 items

prefercite

{"value"=>"William Robertson manuscript material : 3 items, Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"William Robertson, Scottish historian and minister in the Church of Scotland. · To Sir Robert Murray Keith, of Murrayshall, diplomat and army officer : 1 autograph letter signed : 20 Oct 1778 : (MISC 0997) : 2 ¹/₃ pages (double sheet) : from College of Edinburgh : begins, \"Mr. Grant, who will have the honour of presenting this letter to you, is warmly recommended to me by his relation and friend Sir James Grant of Grant ...\".", "generated"=>true}

date_start

1778

date_end

1791

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