Cunningham, Allan, 1784-1842 to Thomas Pringle
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.151 Author/Creator: Cunningham, Allan, 1784-1842 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph note signed Date: circa 1840 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 17 cm, Width: 13.5 cm Order a Copy
Sending Pringle his book on the life of Robert Burns. Cunningham advises him to ignore what the critics have said. Date inferred from publication of the single volume "The works of Robert Burns," published 1840. Recipient inferred from partially clipped salutation. Cunningham's father was a neighbor of Burns.
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