Grace Webster Letters
Dublin Core
Title
Grace Webster Letters
Subject
Letters to, by and associated with Grace Webster, 1802(?)-1874, author of Ingliston (1840), The Disputed Inheritance (1845), Memoir of Charles Webster ... with an Account of Dr. Alexander Webster (1853) and other works.
Description
A cache of letters discovered in the chimney of an old house in Edinburgh.
Creator
Grace Webster, her friends and relations.
Source
Grace Webster's writings
Publisher
John R. Yamamoto-Wilson
Date
1830s-70s
Contributor
Y-Wilson
Rights
JPG rights reserved.
Text public domain.
Text public domain.
Relation
GW chimney archive
Format
Letters and envelopes
Language
English
Type
Holograph letters
Identifier
Grace Webster's Chimney Archive Letters
Coverage
Scotland, Edinburgh, 19th century
Collection Items
1856:12:29 J. Webster to GW
Forwarding a parcel. The departure of a lodger and hopes for a replacement. Scones.
1840:03:11 John Robert Edwards to Anthony Davis
Grace Webster backs down (reluctantly) on a claim to Langley Compensation Money.
1840:12:21 On behalf of John Graham Dalyell to GW
Unsigned letter from The Tait (which had published a detailed review of Ingliston in May 1840), turning down another of GW's works for review.
1841:06:06 I. Blair to GW
Deals with family matters and matters of health, and raises the question of how the Presbyterians celebrate the sacrament.
1841:05:29 C. Blathwaite to GW
Blathwaite patches up his relationship with GW, talks about plans for moving house and denounces a false rumour that the President steamship, lost at sea, was safe. Lord Fitzroy Lennox, son of the Duke of Richmond,was among the passengers.
1841:12:28 On behalf of [James] Buchanan to GW
![1841:12:28 On behalf of [James] Buchanan to GW](https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/19489/archive/square_thumbnails/f47a71c7547c32aba7c91f240afeb5ca.jpg?Expires=1715212800&Signature=dSXtdtQivPovwN9HOpuu3F1yL%7EQtLspevHjHLABpV9UqwBqikAgTFmziqfTD3gsJI9lQ%7ExffeivnWdkYS2l94j14PRFZSIABfmvZIc0caq6-d8S1YsjYBADXS14HLtGv-LGJI2YzwI43AKoMV%7EzWSbFNkKbTk7w7wgKLN%7ET5x838-sGvVVpd4bzY8wpgsRMNovbJybzSxahWqKy5GfbEYy6ZReoWg6bqh5ltu63QkW6U9BggVolADQA9DTcFZOS6-7UZVCdgRrtxTtVFIg30DBb4i6T4lh%7EF432qpb8N7IYRzKBfJrfFyTmhtAu51NbLu3dxRGYznol3hodAoQWNFg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM "1841:12:28 On behalf of [James] Buchanan to GW")
Unsigned letter acknowledging [James] Buchanan's receipt of a book from Miss Webster. Buchanan's identity is ascertained from the York Place address; see, e.g., The Miscellany of the Woodrow Society, p. 644, which places him at that address.
1842:01:29 "Cill" to GW
![1842:01:29 "Cill" to GW](https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/19489/archive/square_thumbnails/24301bd1a7052e2790ad0d4a6859e702.jpg?Expires=1715212800&Signature=J7CC5wsZ4jIFP1ktva8f7LIdK6Pr5GBEpOV5sZVDp4GAu-MLn-Vc0zBoqr4QFyePlXPvJuWdGEh3WGKDpXfbz5N2d0TDfW21GSDnDmtFvxurTDGj4W7Pn0cYlI6Hd4LAKYZ7%7ExVc0DJQpviiM2i4IoD9qdIhJsCzTNeerUkQUm9cbD9cCAwtVzwjlBjZkpIzzQ3zR6dKnMQYcLYGOxlKPBM0Q6Q7ivvZ8782YBE011lMgPY1I%7ETvHIZI8lLmSfMT3VoT8a9MwPFsPaFuNhhjcdcz8u36DkfMjV6R43txDZmQm7UPlcrgCj8tFGwNVc8oM28CTezo0TTegpD%7EYyfjAg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM "1842:01:29 "Cill" to GW")
Discusses practical details of a work by GW. The reference to the sabbath indicates it was GW's edition of Lewis Bayly, The Practice of Piety, which devotes a chapter to this subject. Mentions several other people, including Mr Nasmyth (perhaps James…
1856:03:14 Grace Webster to Eliza Webster
Grace Webster upbraids her sister Eliza for tricking her into being admitted to the Morningside lunatic asylum and demands to be freed. (The hospital records show she remained there until July 16, 1856, her second admission of five.) She laments the…
1818:02:12 Mrs A. Gillespie [?] to Isabella Webster and William Graham
![1818:02:12 Mrs A. Gillespie [?] to Isabella Webster and William Graham](https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/19489/archive/square_thumbnails/48f32d7a5e204e003db34ce0900f6e04.jpg?Expires=1715212800&Signature=kNlYGQLZ7HQ1VNMlkojvDMIgRogQhXYx2hJtD118aYLaCHeyuq1y-DI0ZKfczn%7EpymmYpPBEAjJBQSiDkG%7EsTXHmdw%7E6iqCAdN3E6-IFTPnEq5q4xfkgj-X9qXHVzTt1w5uLn-p7u-bDc1GQpGuEPvef9xeUMugPyGdm5gNITqpkiQZRfK9MDK5czZOXpguZRWpREdNatjkBy726Y%7EMquxXJxmK7j7V0VKv5Zn1VfS%7EdMNO85WadB2ibj-iftlQM6ZybRvdHpiDPebHVmls5IWXh0liVHcpOZw9dtwdGUt7-Irm4QqHCEMIGNwJxD11cIm4yWUfLfUipUWcrP-ROMw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM "1818:02:12 Mrs A. Gillespie [?] to Isabella Webster and William Graham")
"Tanty" may well be Grace Webster, as she is addressed as Tanty in a number of letters to her, or it may be a general name for an aunt. Tanty has paid a surprise visit to the Gillespies. Mr. Gillespie is away but wil return soon. The letter appears…