[David Irving, Scottish librarian and biographer.] Autograph Letter Signed to George R. Kinloch, lawyer, philanthropist and antiquarian, about publications of Scottish interest.

One page, 12mo, neat hand, good condition. Dear Sir, | I request you to accept of my best thanks for your valuable present of the Selections from the Minutes of the Presbyteries of St. Andrews and Cupar. I was previously acquainted with the book, which appears to me to be not a little curious. On Saturday I returned to the printed the last sheet of Buchanan De Scriptoribus Scotis; and in the course of a fortnight, I may expect the copies to be in a tangible form [...]. Note: George Ritchie Kinloch (c. 1796 – 19 April 1877) was a Scottish lawyer, philanthropist and antiquarian best known today for publishing a collection of ballads. [Wikipedia]