CAMPBELL (Thomas, 1777-1844, Scottish Poet)

Autograph Letter Signed to Mr Smith telling him that "Mrs Campbell is a good deal indisposed with a cold. I hoped however till within an hour to have had the pleasure of spending this evening with you but a Scotch clergyman (by singular accident he is named Macbeth) has called & has occasion to consult me at some length, as I take a particular interest in him, in his own prospects & affairs ...", 1 side 8vo., with integral autograph address leaf and seal, no place, Monday, no date

He is chiefly remembered for his sentimental poetry dealing especially with human affairs. He was a founder and the first President of the Clarence Club and a co-founder of the Literary Association of the Friends of Poland, he was also one of the initiators of a plan to found what became University College London.

Item Date:  180

Stock No:  39465