Lot 169
Burns, Robert (1759-96) National poet of Scotland. Partial Autograph Letter Signed ("Robt. Burns"), 5 x 9 inches, n.p., n.d. To an unidentified correspondent: "…uncouth cares & anxieties, but I hate the language of Complaint. Job, or some one of his friends, says well, 'Why should a living man complain?' What books are you reading, or what is the subject of your thoughts, beside the great studies of your profession? You said something about Religion in your last letter [letter is crossed out]. I don't exactly remember what it was as the letter is in Ayrshire, but I thought it not only prettily said but nobly thought. Keep my old Direction, 'at Mauchline,' till I inform my self of another. Adieu! Robt. Burns." Ragged upper edge where the sheet was torn; overall toning and scattered foxing, but boldly penned and signed.
Estimated Value $3,000 - 5,000,
From the Collection of Henrik Minc,
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| Realized $3,600 |
