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note on verso of words to Merry Kitty or Highland Donald

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note on verso of words to Merry Kitty or Highland Donald
ID JSS0138
Title note on verso of words to Merry Kitty or Highland Donald
Document Reference MS2726/136
Format 276 X 167 mm
Medium Handwritten
Item Type Manuscript
Subject Handwritten note, on plain paper, scored through
Item Description Possibly in the hand of Frank Gilruth '[Headteacher, Dumfries] Academy May 10th 1901' (signed) 'Fish Bible'. This note may be to Mme de Lenglee, who taught dancing with Skinner, and was his brother Alexander's widow. When she first met Gilruth, he suggested that she could remember his name by remembering part of a fish -'Gill', and a book of the Bible - Ruth.
Creator Unknown
Creator Manuscript James Scott Skinner
Time Period 1890-1900's
Associated Dates: Manuscript May 10th 1901
Relationships JSS0136, JSS0137
Location University of Aberdeen
Collection Name Harp & Claymore
Copyright http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/historic/documents/copyright

 

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