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Description: | The origins of Dumfries Burns Club are linked to the formation of a committee to erect a mausoleum over Robert Burns' grave. In 1817, this group made arrangements for 'a proposed dinner in celebration of Burns' birthday'.
The early minutes of the club prepared by him include a list of the founding members, the resolutions of the Club, a statement of accounts, and a list of subscribers to the purchase of the punchbowl.
A punchbowl by Josiah Spode was purchased in 1819 and the Dumfries Burns Club was formally instituted on 17 January 1820. The first secretary of the club was Burns' friend and admirer, William Grierson. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 | Publisher: | Dumfries & Galloway Council - Nithsdale Museums | Temporal: | 1820-01-01 - 1820-12-31 | Source: | Burns Scotland | Identifier: | First minute book of Dumfries Burns Club | Go to resource |
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