Sketch of the life and character of the late Lord Kinedder
Donaldson, Hay
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This is a short biography published on the death of William Erskine, Lord Kinedder. Erskine was the son of the Rev. William Erskine, episcopalian minister of Muthill, Perthshire. He was baptized at Muthill on 29 August 1768. He was educated at the University of Glasgow. He passed advocate at the Scottish bar on 3 July 1790, and became the close friend and literary confidant of Sir Walter Scott. On 13 September 1800 Kinneder married Euphemia Robison (only daughter of Professor John Robison- Physicist), who died in September 1819. She was buried in the churchyard of Saline, Fife, where there is an epitaph on her tombstone written by Scott.
Main title:
Sketch of the life and character of the late Lord Kinedder / Hay Donaldson
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Imprint:
Edinburgh : James Ballantyne and Co. 1822
Collation:
18p. ; 24 cm.
System details:
2812
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B/ERS
Language:
English
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BRN:
3419633