SCOTT
GELL (SIR WILLIAM) A.H.S. 1¼ pp. 8vo, n.d. addressed on verso to
Dr. Hogg, Strat Cavalleriona "I intended to have paid my respects to Sir Walter
this evening but I find myself hampered by a promise to go to Count Stackelbergs,
so that as You will probably be there before I can/wish You would do me the
kindness to recover for me either by Your own or Major Scotts means certain
Books which I lent Sir Walter some time ago. These Books, are Conde on Spain,
under the Arabs in 3 volumes large octavo. They are in blue paper covers & my
name written on the outside. I saw Sir F. Adam this morning & I am very much
afraid as He talks of Sir Walters going soon to Greece that my books, which
cost me an infinity of trouble & more than a year to get from Madrid may be
lost" asks for his case to be stated to Major Scott "as I suspect Sir Walter
is sometimes careless about books and trusts to booksellers for packing up
his purchases. I have another Portuguese book at Sir Walters" etc.