Gaelic Letters from St Kilda and Berneray of Harris

This material is held atUniversity of Glasgow Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 247 MS Gen 1090/14/7a-g
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1800
  • Language of Material
    • Gaelic
  • Physical Description
    • (a) Semi-transparent wax paper envelope containing 2sheets of paper (one folded) (6 pp).

Scope and Content

Clear envelope (a) contains letter dated 2 August 1877, written in English and Gaelic, from Malcolm Macaskill, Bernera, Lochmaddy, to Sandy (no surname).
Also buff-coloured torn envelope marked 'Gaelic Letters from St Kilda and Berneray of Harris. Unique'.
Contains a poem and letters (b)-(g).
Texts in English and Gaelic.

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