Robert Riddell

Captain Robert Riddell (1755–1794), Laird of Friar's Carse, near Dumfries. A friend of Robert Burns, who made him a collection of his poems which later became famous, and wrote a poem 'Sonnet On The Death Of Robert Riddell' in memory of him when he died. The Glenriddell Manuscripts The Glenriddell Manuscripts, an important autograph text of two volumes, one containing more than 50 poems, and the other 27 letters by Burns, were written for Riddell between 1791 and 1793. The poet's friendship with the Riddell family ended suddenly in December 1793 as the result of a mysterious drunken incident at Friars Carse, the estate owned by Riddell in Nithsdale. Burns asked successfully for the return of the poetry volume which had already been given to Riddell; the second had not been completed. The Glenriddell Manuscripts are now in the possession of the National Library of Scotland. The Interleaved Scots Musical Museum Robert Burns produced the Interleaved Scots Musical Museum for Robert Riddell, consisting of four volumes of James Johnson collection of Scots songs with his personal notes added.