Letter frae Humphrey Henkeckle, egg-cadger, Caickleden, to his friend Gibbie Goosegabble, creel-cooper, Gandergozzle

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Letter frae Humphrey Henkeckle, egg-cadger, Caickleden, to his friend Gibbie Goosegabble, creel-cooper, Gandergozzle
Letter frae Humphrey Henkeckle, egg-cadger, Caickleden, to his friend Gibbie Goosegabble, creel-cooper, Gandergozzle
Letter frae Humphrey Henkeckle, egg-cadger, Caickleden, to his friend Gibbie Goosegabble, creel-cooper, Gandergozzle
Broadside printing of a poem describing a visit to see a performance of the Wizard of the North, John Henry Anderson (1814-1874) in Glasgow.

Humphrey Henkeckle was a pseudonym of poet Alexander Rodger (1784-1846). This poem was earlier printed in the Dundee Courier newspaper of 6th January 1846, page 3. This Aberdeen printing by W. Bennet includes a dating of 1848.

Text along its illustrated border indicates it may have been produced to advertise performances of Professor Anderson. The magician toured the north of Scotland in 1849, including a week long stay at the Music Hall on Aberdeen's Market Street from 9th October 1849.
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564
Title
Letter frae Humphrey Henkeckle, egg-cadger, Caickleden, to his friend Gibbie Goosegabble, creel-cooper, Gandergozzle
Document Type
Broadside
Document Reference
HD06_23
Keyword
Poetry
Collection
Aberdeen Local Studies

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