Papers of John Christison (1789-1862)

This material is held atEdinburgh University Library Heritage Collections

Scope and Content

This subfonds contains:

  • Correspondence, including a letter from David Hume, 1820-1859
  • Petition admitting John Christison member of Faculty of Advocates, 1809
  • Receipt for cost of lair in Calton Burying Ground, 1831
  • Poster: Proclamation against Orange procession, Ayr, 1859
  • Newspaper obituary from the Edinburgh Evening Courant, 1862