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Description: | Robert Burns (1759-96) Scotland's National Poet was born in a small thatched cottage in Alloway, Ayrshire, the son of a market gardener. In 1786 after the first publication of his poems Burns travelled to Edinburgh, to arrange for the publication of a further volume of his poems by publisher William Creech.
Burns did not receive payment until 30-May-1788 on a subsequent visit to Edinburgh.
This promissory note for 100 guineas granted by William Creech, Publisher, to Robert Burns is dated 23-october-1787, to terms of the Memorandum of Agreement. 100 guineas was the purchase price of the copyright of the volume of Burns' 'Poems' 1787. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 | Publisher: | Burns Monument Trust | Temporal: | 1787-01-01 - 1788-12-31 | Source: | Burns Scotland | Identifier: | Promissory Note for 100 Guineas from Wil | Go to resource |
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