Identity area
Reference code
Whittaker/Folder 6-15/Folder 10/4
Unique identifier
GB 275 Whittaker/Folder 6-15/Folder 10/4
Title
A.L.s., from Richard Gwatkin, Kinross
Date(s)
- 8 June 1823 (Creation)
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Item
Extent and medium
3p paper
Context area
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Repository
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
Describes a sea voyage to Edinburgh on a 'Leith smack'. Describes the museum in Edinburgh, its mineral collection and a room of stuffed animals, including the skeleton of 'the Irish fossil elk found lately in the Isle of Man,' which, he believes, 'but for the carelessness of Dr Clarke' would have been in the Fitzwilliam. Describes a walking tour of the highlands, including his liking for the Scots. Includes a note by B. Twopenny noting his admiration for Scottish scenery, manners and whiskey.