Burns at Galston and Ecclefechan . Mrs. Hutchinson, the interesting lady here referred to, presentedthe present writer with a tumbler, originally the property of ourNational Poet. As any relic of Burns, by whomsoever possessed,is of deep interest to admirers of the poet, I make no apologyfor presenting the reader with a detailed and illustrated Burns at Galston. 21 gathered together in. the little Burns Collectionmy home at a handsome oak-velvet, and securedside of the tumblerlarged copy of theArms, as it is styledwhich an illustrationon the other sidetion is cut out on account of t
Burns at Galston and Ecclefechan . Mrs. Hutchinson, the interesting lady here referred to, presentedthe present writer with a tumbler, originally the property of ourNational Poet. As any relic of Burns, by whomsoever possessed,is of deep interest to admirers of the poet, I make no apologyfor presenting the reader with a detailed and illustrated Burns at Galston. 21 gathered together in. the little Burns Collectionmy home at a handsome oak-velvet, and securedside of the tumblerlarged copy of theArms, as it is styledwhich an illustrationon the other sidetion is cut out on account of this relic, preservedwhich I haveThe relic is enclosedcase, lined with greenby a lock. On oneis engraved an en-Poets Seal, or Burnsby the family, ofis here given, andthe following inscrip-the glass :— The above illustration is reproduced from an article on Burnss Seal which the writercontributed to The Jotcrtial of the Ex-Libris Society for August, 1893. This article isreprinted in Dr. Ross Bzirtisiana, vol. v., pp. 73-75. This glass, once the property of Robert Burns, was presented by the Poets Widow To James Robinson, Esq., and given by his Widow To her Son-in law, Major James Glencairn Burns, 1840. The following letter, in the holograph of the donor, gives thehistory of the relic :— 3, Berkeley Street,Cheltenham, July 6, 1802. My Dear Mr. MuiR,— .... I purpose sending yo
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