Identity area
Reference code
GB 249 OA/2/1
Title
Letter from John Anderson at Glasgow to Gilbert Lang at Lossitt, to the care of Mrs Lang at Greenock
Date(s)
- 1750, 1853 (Creation)
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File
Extent and medium
3 items
Context area
Name of creator
(1726-1796)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
MS letter, with transcript; covering MS letter with transcript and MS sheet.
Conveys the thanks of the Considerable Club for sending Lang's essay on miracles. Lists members of the Club and mentions that Anderson's sister is being married the next day.
Covering letter from Thomas Lang [grandson of the Reverend Gilbert Lang] at Kilmarnock to James A. Anderson of Carlung [1785-1863, nephew of John Anderson], 24 May 1853, enclosing this and Anderson's 1755 letter to Gilbert Lang, and a sample page from Lang's sermon book, to explain the reference to the size of his handwriting.
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Accruals
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English