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Letter

Description

Letter from Robert Burns to James Steuart accepting an invitation to dine on the anniversary of Prince Charles Edward Stuart's birthday, mounted under glass in a richly moulded frame, 1787

Museum reference

H.OP 7

Object name

Letter

Production information

Burns, Robert, 1759 - 1796

Date

1787

Materials

Paper, Glass

Physical description

Paper; glass

Associations

Addressee: James Steuart
Charles Edward Stuart, Prince, 1720 - 1788

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