| Description | Letter dated 18 September 1883 to Macdonald from George Reid, R.S.A., 20 Duke Street, Edinburgh, regarding completion of sketch of Hutchison for Macdonald's collection, visit from John Forbes White and wife, completion of Sir John Anderson, having to finish the Hon. James MacBain before he sails again for Australia, busy with the Tweedside drawings, sorry to have missed meeting Onless, expectation of a visit from Archie Reid, 'It is no use punching Waine Smith's head. It would not do him the slightest good', return of Gibson, thanks for catalogue of Macdonald's ever-increasing collection, view of copy of Ferguson of Kinmundy's guide book with pictures. |