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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.
The reverse side of this note records that Burns did not receive payment until 30-May-1788, the date when he has signed off the receipt of the 105 pounds sum.
The reverse side of the 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 from William Creech to R | Go to resource |
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