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nalia of the Incorporated Trades is well represented ; an Andrea 
Ferrara sword, with beautifully fluted blade (the property of Mr J. 
J. Glover), arrests attention in a small collection of weapons ; Mrs 
Gilchrist lends, among other things, an exact copy of the Lorne 
brooch ; Miss Richardson, Shakespeare Street, an impression of 
the original burgh seal. But want of space forbids that we should 
dwell at present on these or other exhibits. The autograph letters, 
however, tall for mention. There are two of Carlyle’s. One, the 
property of Mr Watson, Castlebank, was written to a friend in 
Dumfries during the cholera visitation. The other is in the 
possession of Mr J. C. M‘Naught, Queen’s Place, and is in these 
terms : 
Craigenputtock, 11th March, 1834. 
Dear Sir,—Here are two boxes of old books, which still do not 
exhaust my stock: if you can change them for me into money, they will 
be much more easily carried in that latter shape. 
Most of them are of very small value, and I have left you to dispose 
of these according to your own judgment and opportunity : a few I have 
marked as more notable, or hypothetically worth a Price, which is in 
general some thirty per cent. less than I bought them at in the same 
second-hand condition. You must do the best you can: I shall see you 
again in a week or two. 
An Invoice is inclosed, which (tho’ wrong ordered in the copying) 
will, if you attend to my marginal directions, give you the books some- 
what in their actual order and position from top to bottom of the boxes. 
I keep the original of it here. 
The little Box is not my own: as there are but a small number of 
books in it, perhaps you could get it emptied, and returned to-morrow 
by the same cart. But at anyrate there will be other opportunities. 
Only do not use that Box, for it suits a special purpose here. 
I remain (in great haste) yours truly, 
T. CaRLyLez. 
Mr M‘Kie, Bookseller, 
, Dumfries, 
with two Boxes of Books. 
Mr M‘Naught also shews two brief letters of Sir Walter Scott. 
Two of Allan Cunningham’s are contributed by Mrs Gilchrist, 
Linwood. 
Belgrave Place, 15th April, 1835. 
Dear Miss Gordon,—I enclose two letters, one to Archdeacon 
Strachan, and another to the Hon. R. Jamesone, his Majesty’s Attorney- 
General. I have written a third to Mr Dunlop, secretary to the Canada 
Company; but it would make more than Lord Dudley Stuart’s frank 
can carry ; it will therefore go to-day with some letters from my brother 
