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.
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.