Letters from John Grant to his wife, the Lady Lucy Grant, daughter of the 7th Lord Elgin, n.d. [1842?], 1861-1872

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Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 90 Vol. 12, fols. 284-304

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From Kilgraston, unless otherwise stated. Comprises:

(fols. 284-287) letter from Delvine about the illness of one of his daughters [Matilda?]; recollections of his own severe illness; Hope Grant's Majority, and other family news, [1842?]
(fols. 288-291) letter from Melville about Lady Leven and her son; and a visit from Lord Loughborough and his need of religious guidance, n.d.
(fols. 292-295) letter from Bloxholm about difficulties of reconciling the Scriptures with scientific discoveries, 24 Mar 1861
(fols. 296-302) two letters from Taymount, about the death of the Hon. David Murray and the grief of his wife Margaret [John Grant's daughter by his first marriage], 6 and 7 Sep 1862
(fols. 303-304) letter from 'D.F.' about John Grant's 74th birthday, his state of health and that of his friends Brodie and Dr Cumming; the restoration of Kilgraston house, 14 Jun 1872.

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MSS. Pac. s. 90 Vol. 12, fols. 284-304

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