| Description | Letter to Alexander Macdonald of Kepplestone from Sam Bough, 2, Hill Street, Edinburgh, sorry to have taken so long to reply, but 'I was at that time engaged on some water color drawings which I had got into a confounded mess', offers Macdonald the refusal of a small picture with the study of the Hayfield as part payment, Dr. Jamieson has a painting based on the study, Bough will not be working on any small paintings until the end of the month, he intends to visit Aberdeen in March or April and will bring with him then anything suitable, 15 January 1869 |