Scottish Interest.- West Highlands Museum Letters to Victor Hodgson

Interesting group of letters to Victor Hodgson, founder of the West Highlands Museum, from various correspondents, including: Arnold Keppel, the 8th Earl of Albemarle ("I am glad I was of some use to you in communicating with the Duke of Buccleuch about the miniature. I am sorry to say that it would be inconvenient to lend Prince Charlie's silver Holster Case and Punch Bowl for exhibition, but I have never done so, and they repose in the safe-keeping of my Banker", one page, 4to, 39 Belgrave Square, 3 April 1924; John Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl ("There is nothing I would have liked more than to come up for the opening of the Exhibition in Fort William [...] I think I could possibly lend you a white cockade worn by Lord George Murray in the '45, a piece of tartan worn by Prince Charles Edward, and a lock of the Prince's hair. This unfortunately rather depends upon whether I am committed to send them to an Exhibition in Edinburgh, but I hope to be able to send them to you", one page, 8vo, Eastwood, Dunkeld, 17 April 1925; " I will write to the Duke of York, but I am quite certain that it will be impossible for him to perform the opening ceremony at the West Highland Museum. I have no privately printed list of the MSS. in my possession. There was a five-volume book written by my father, but I am sorry to say that all the copies have long since been given out", one page,8vo, 84 Eaton Place, 4 May 1925); Cyril Kenneth Bird - real name of Punch cartoonist Fougasse - ("I very much regret that my wife and myself will be unable to be present at the opening of the Museum on Friday, July 1st. However we wish to express our grateful thanks for the invitation", one page, 4to, Goldensands, Morar, n.d. [April 1925]; Tancred Borenius ("The N.A.C.F. have made a grant of £100, and delegated D.Y. Cameron, a member of their Board, to act. I am acting in collaboration with him, and whatever funds I raise I will hand as additional contributions to the N.A.C.T., which will present the object, if successful, to the museum. D.Y. had no knowledge of the strange plate, but meant to buy a Prince Charlie portrait; when I declared to him the circumstances of the plate he, however, at once came round", four pages, 8vo, 17b De Vere Gardens, 20 May 1928, with another letter saying he is unable to travel to Scotland); and David Young Cameron ("It gives me very great pleasure to sign your most excellent letter", four pages, 8vo, London, 17 May 1926). (6)

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