A Copland letters

This material is held atSenate House Library Archives, University of London

  • Reference
    • GB 96 AL363
  • Dates of Creation
    • 6th Dec 1827 - 13th Mar 1828
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • (i-ii) 9" x 7.25" 3 items (3 leaves)

Scope and Content

(i-ii) Address: Queen Street, [Abderdeen]. Parts of 2 letters to Copland's brother, Charles Copland. (i) Describes the towing of The Mary (of which A Copland was part-owner) off the rocks at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire (6 December ?[1827]). (ii) Last leaf of a letter, bearing only 3 lines of writing (13 March 1828 [endorsement]). Both letters appear to be autograph but are unsigned.
(iii) Newspaper cutting advertising The Mary, a 40-ton ship 'intended to be a regular trader between Aberdeen and Peterhead'.

Arrangement

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