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The Minor Society of Scottish Antiquaries
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An account of the brief history of the society based on the discovery of a manuscript which came to light in the Bodleian Library. There is no minute of the gathering at which the Minor Society was originally constituted, however, when it met on 1st February 1783, it was already in being.
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Title: The Minor Society of Scottish Antiquaries
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An account of the brief history of the society based on the discovery of a manuscript which came to light in the Bodleian Library.
There is no minute of the gathering at which the Minor Society was originally constituted, however, when it met on 1st February 1783, it was already in being.
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