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Description: | This three page letter written at Ellisland shortly after New Year 1789 is to congratulate his friend Robert Ainslie who had at the age of only twenty-two become a Writer to the Signet. Burns encloses a 'brushed up' version of an old song 'O Robin sure in hairst' for him, and announces his intention of visiting Edinburgh shortly to find Jenny Clow. (letter no 295)
Robert Ainslie was a Law student in Edinburgh where Burns and he first became acquainted. He accompanied Burns for part of his Borders tour in 1787 and was a lifelong correspondent with whom Burns shared many of his most intimate thoughts.
In this first page Burns wishes Ainslie an exuberant New Year greeting in the opening paragraph. He then follows with a congratulation on Ainslies' elevation to become a Writer to the Signet, a position which Burns confesses to be unfamiliar with, and offers a couple of his favourite quotations by way of support and 'Inspiration'. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 | Publisher: | Burns Monument Trust | Temporal: | 1789-01-01 - 1789-12-31 | Source: | Burns Scotland | Identifier: | Letter of Robert Burns to Robert Ainslie | Go to resource |
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