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Description: | Written in January 1788, this is a letter from Burns to his publisher. At this time, Burns is waiting for settlement from the publisher - the payment of subscription money and the 'issuing and honoring the promissory note for the 100 guineas.' (letter 185A)
It is said that Lord Glencairn introduced Burns to Creech and Creech became Burns' publisher. This letter stems from a 'Memorandum of Agreement' drawn up between Poet and publisher - an agreement which Creech has been slow, in part, to honour. The original manuscript of 'Agreement' is on display at Burns Cottage Museum, Alloway.
The 'business' Burns refers to concerns money matters. Indeed, Burns went to Edinburgh in the Autumn of 1787 to sort matters out with Creech, namely; the 'business' which Burns says has 'kept me four months'. Describing Creech as 'my friend, my Patron', Burns is appealing to Creech to honour agreements as soon as possible. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 | Publisher: | Burns Monument Trust | Temporal: | 1788-01-01 - 1788-12-31 | Source: | Burns Scotland | Identifier: | Letter of Robert Burns to (William Creec | Go to resource |
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