Light cast on Robert Burns's last days
A letter which describes how Scottish poet Robert Burns was "reduced and shattered" in his final days has been unveiled.
The letter, which was written in 1796 by Burns's boss at the Excise, where he worked, has only recently been discovered.
It describes how the poet made a journey to Dumfries to collect his salary exactly a week before his death.
The letter, which was written to the Commissioner of Excise, was found by David Brown, the head of collections development at the National Archives of Scotland....
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The letter, which was written in 1796 by Burns's boss at the Excise, where he worked, has only recently been discovered.
It describes how the poet made a journey to Dumfries to collect his salary exactly a week before his death.
The letter, which was written to the Commissioner of Excise, was found by David Brown, the head of collections development at the National Archives of Scotland....