Scott, Sir Walter
3 items including Autograph Letter Signed
£875
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 17 June 2020 at 11:00 BST
Description
to an unnamed correspondent regarding the Selkirk Shore troop "Capt. Ballantyne... applied to me for my permission to recommend Water to be cornet... which I regarded as a compliment on the part of the officers and members of the corps and although he is young I evidently shall not object", also agreeing with the proposal to extend the subscription for the force, 19 lines, Abbotsford, 14th April 1818; with a receipt from the Edinburgh Oil Gas Light Company for £50 pounds from Sir Walter Scott, and a receipt issued to Sir Walter Scott Bart., 39 Castle Street, for £5 for Watching, Lighting and Cleaning the Streets of Edinburgh (3)