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Alexander Boswell


 

Alexander Boswell (1706-1782), lord of Auchinleck, was a judge of the supreme courts of Scotland. He was the father of the author and biographer James Boswell.

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1706 - 1782 - Auchinleck - Judge - Supreme court - Scotland - Author - Biographer - James Boswell

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Most noted for rescuing of the Auchinleck Manuscript 1740 from a professor of Aberdeen University who was in the process of destroying it. He donated the manuscript to the Advocates' Library in Edinburgh.

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Auchinleck Manuscript - Aberdeen University - Advocates' Library - Edinburgh

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