Case file
Loan 96 RLF 1/46
Mrs Jean Burns, the widow of Mr Robert Burns
Mr Robert Burns
Applications
2 (2 successful)
Date period
30 Aug 1796-5 Aug 1882
Awards
- 30 Aug 1796 (£25)
- 19 Nov 1801 (£20)
Other author name(s)
-
Author's career
- Excise officer
Author's works published
Poetry
Also named in file
Mrs Jean Burns (dependent)
More information
Timeline
1796
John Syme to John Tiffin Stewart
30 Jun 1796
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Thomas White to the Committee of the Literary Fund
30 Aug 1796
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Cover of a letter to the Committee of the Literary Fund on behalf of the ‘Widow and Children of Burns the Scotch Bard’
Oct 1796
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Extract from the minutes of the Committee of the Literary Fund
20 Oct 1796
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Jean Burns, John Syme and William Maxwell to John Tiffin Stewart
27 Oct 1796
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1801
Extract from the minutes of the Committee of the Literary Fund
9 Jul 1801
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Thomas Somerville to Sir James Bland Burges
30 Aug 1801
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Extracts from the minutes of the Committee of the Literary Fund
15 Oct 1801-19 Nov 1801
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Jean Burns to the Committee of the Literary Fund
26 Dec 1801
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1842
Charles Murray to Octavian Blewitt, enquiring about possible relief for Burn’s sister, Mrs Begg
19 May 1842
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Charles Murray to Octavian Blewitt, in response to his answer to the previous
21 May 1842
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1843
Two sheets of newspaper clippings about Robert Burns, his relatives and his descendents
Sep 1843-5 Aug 1882
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