Item 2 - Letter from R. S. Matheson to Lord Houghton

Identity area

Reference code

HOUG/D/C/3/7/2

Title

Letter from R. S. Matheson to Lord Houghton

Date(s)

  • 18 Nov. 1863 (Creation)

Level of description

Item

Extent and medium

2 ff.

Context area

Content and structure area

Scope and content

No. 27 Howe Street, Edinburgh. - Sends poems [no longer present] in hope of securing Houghton's favour; seeks situation as a clerk in London; is 26 years old; currently working for a tyrannical accountant; would prefer to work in a bank.