David Blair gunmaker Birmingham & Robert Burns

[Neil McLellan]

As it's Burn's a Night tonight here's a Birmingham connection with the great poet. Viv.

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[Neil McLellan]

There's an account of David Blair, his gunmaking and his other activities in Birmingham Archives and Collections (Local History).
Type David Blair into their search site at:
https://calmview.birmingham.gov.uk to locate the relevant catalogue entry.

 

[Neil McLellan]

The title of the account in Birmingham Archives and Collections is "David Blair, Robert Burns, Radicals and Birmingham: A Story of Politics, Poetry, Pistols and Blades in the Age of Revolution".
Universal access is now available: CLICK HERE (https://birmingham.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_3ccb1ed7-2670-4846-ad3a-9f79cf1e7770/ )