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Description: | A three page letter in which Burns reveals to Robert Graham his patron that he has been suspected of being disloyal to the government for whom he works and is to be investigated. He appeals to Graham's humanity and pleads for his assistance in refuting the charges. (letter no 528)
He claims that while if he had been single and without the responsibility of a family he could have faced the prospect on his own, the family ties force him to appeal to the good offices of his patron to save him from this undeserved plight.
Page two finishes Burns's denial of wrongdoing claiming that the accusations were made by a villain and are pure lies. He moves on to appeal in abject tone to Graham's friendship, leaning on the obligation he feels for his patronage and appealing to his humanity. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 | Publisher: | Burns Monument Trust | Temporal: | 1792-01-01 - 1792-12-31 | Source: | Burns Scotland | Identifier: | Letter of Robert Burns to Robert Graham | Go to resource |
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