Identity area
Reference code
NLW MS 272C
Title
John Thomson: Letter from St Petersburg
Date(s)
- 1770 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
32 pp. 230 x 195 mm. Bound in buckram
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Archival history
Formerly in the collection of Egerton Grenville Bagot Phillimore
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Scope and content
A letter from John Thomson of St Petersburg, dated 30 August 1770, apparently written to a friend in Scotland who had at one time resided in Russia. The letter gives an account of various Scottish and English people residing in Russia at the time and also of the financial and political conditions of the country.
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Language of material
- English
Script of material
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English
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Note
Creator ref. no.: Williams MS 474
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 272C
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Virtua system control number
vtls004287437
GEAC system control number
(WlAbNL)0000287437