MACPHERSON, James (1736-96). Autograph letter signed ('James Macpherson'), to 'Mr Spottiswood', [7 July 1770], Queen Street, asking for advice on how to proceed with two petitions to the Treasury, one page, 4to, integral address panel, docketed by recepient.
Macpherson's 'translations' from the Gaelic bard Ossian were first published in 1761, and their authenticity was immediately challenged, most famously by Dr Johnson.
MACPHERSON, James (1736-96). Autograph letter signed ('James Macpherson'), to 'Mr Spottiswood', [7 July 1770], Queen Street, asking for advice on how to proceed with two petitions to the Treasury, one page, 4to, integral address panel, docketed by recepient.
Macpherson's 'translations' from the Gaelic bard Ossian were first published in 1761, and their authenticity was immediately challenged, most famously by Dr Johnson.
