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Letter by Sir Walter Scott to Elizabeth, Marchioness of Stafford. Pall Mall, 11th November 1826

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Title

Letter by Sir Walter Scott to Elizabeth, Marchioness of Stafford. Pall Mall, 11th November 1826

Number of Facsimile

287

Type

Letter

Date

11/11/1826

Language

English

Originator(s)

Sir Walter Scott

Recipient(s)

Elizabeth, Marchioness of Stafford

Transcription

My dear Lady Stafford,

As you have so kindly provoked a clan - invasion for our stay in London, ____ has been for ____ to be [e]very _____ we return. To offer ourselves to your Ladyship’s hospitality for Monday first at seven o’clock, our family being my two daughters and Lockhart. I regret much that an early engagement obliges me to return hence in the evening.

With much respect and a stark sense of obligation I ever am dear Lady Marchioness your truly faithful and obedient _______, Walter Scott.

Pall Mall, 25

11 Nov, 1826

M. returned from ______ this morning at four o’clock.

Size

113mm x 184mm

Number of copies held

124

Date recorded

08/06/2015

Citation

“Letter by Sir Walter Scott to Elizabeth, Marchioness of Stafford. Pall Mall, 11th November 1826,” School of History, Classics and Archaeology Teaching Collections, accessed November 11, 2024, http://collections.shca.ed.ac.uk/items/show/291.