The Correspondence of James Boswell with James Bruce and Andrew Gibb, Overseers of the Auchinleck Estate
- ISBN-10
- 0191841226
- ISBN-13
- 9780191841224
- Category
- Administration of estates
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Authors
- Andrew Gibb, James Boswell, James Bruce
Description
This volume documents the correspondence between James Boswell and James Bruce and Andrew Gibb, overseers of the Auchinleck Estate.
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