Exchanges of letters with individuals.  The lists are only reliable for the period 1791 to 1796.  Correspondence for earlier years will be processed working backwards from 1790 and this will change the lists below. Correspondents with surnames in the alpha range M - N inclusive. Date Correspondent Transmitted Received 31/12/1787 Mabane, Isabella   Values a box for what Burns has done.....her house - 11/09/1788 Mabane, Isabella   Thanks for a poem.  Happ.... 13/02/1787 MacKenzie, Henry [1745-1831]   by business, indisposition & etc. has b.....lameness has prevented his enquiring af.....MacKenzie will conduct him to them tomor...... 01/05/1787 MacKenzie, Henry [1745-1831]   Thanks for an engraving and a letter.....Wishes Burns a pleasant journey & suc.....to Mr. Brydone or MacKenzie would have w.....I think in Roxburghshire or Berwickshire 18/07/1796 MacKenzie, Simon A rhyming epistle.   15/01/1792 Macnab, W. G.   Is about to publish "on the Coal Tax.... miseries it produces in England as well as.... 27/05/1793 Marishal, Jean   Petitioning for a prologue to......prologue would not answer & besides..... so soon after the Doctor's death - 17/10/1789 Masterson, Allan  [d.1799]   Sore eyes have been epidemical in Edin...... got it from them by dint of sympathy.......applied to for the names of the auth....the occasion - & hopes to hear soon if........ 16/11/1789 Masterson, Allan  [d.1799]   Thanks Burns for introducing him in a song........ 05/11/1789 Maxwell, Robert (Provost)  [d.1792]   Tries to thank Burns in metre for......... 03/09/1794 Maxwell, William  (Dr.) [1760-1834] A short epigram on the successful treatment of Jessie Staig   07/11/1786 McAdam, John Requesting three copies of the new edi........ 21/06/1794 McCulloch, (David of Ardwall)   [1769-1825] Inviting McCulloch to join himself & Syme on the Galloway excursion.   07/08/1788 McIndoe, Robert   With 15 yards black lusreing for her lady......... 13/08/1788 McIndoe, Robert   Has received the price for the previously sent lust...... William a cheel & a lass....... 21/06/1794 McLehose, (Agnes Mrs.)   [1759-1841] A sad letter of reminiscence referring to the good old days.    18/08/1787 McLeod, Isabella   Acknowledges Burns' verses on......was her darling - reflections......-tions Mr Munro brother to Doctor...... 16/05/1794 McLeod, John (of Colbecks)  [d.1787]   Is happy in having met with Burns in D.......not now for Woodley Park-Carse f.....of it - 18/06/1794 McLeod, John (of Colbecks)  [d.1787] About obtaining an estimate of the sale price for Friars Carse following the death of Robert Riddell.   08/09/1794 McLeod, John (of Colbecks)  [d.1787]   Thanks Burns for procuring.....purchase Friars Carse.....join in inviting Burns to see ...... 22/01/1795 McLeod, John (of Colbecks)  [d.1787]   Has got a son & heir - to be christened.....in East Indies & has left his widow,.....She is Mr. McL's darling sister - She will .....him a bottle of claret, a haggis & his own so..... 16/08/1793 McMurdo, Jane [1749-1836]   Acknowledges the honour he has do.....fit by the advice contained in Burns'..... 17/07/1793 McMurdo, Jean   [b1777] Dedicating a song to her that may also have been didicated to Jean Armour.   29/02/1792 McMurdo, John  [1743-1803] Paying off some old debt and enclosing a manuscript copy of a collectionof old Scots songs including some of his new compositions.   17/03/1793 McMurdo, John  [1743-1803] Enclosing copies of a new (1793) edition of his works in two vols.   29/03/1793 McMurdo, John  [1743-1803] A rambling pointless letter that talks about being drunk.   04/07/1793 McMurdo, John  [1743-1803] A kind of networking letter but enclosing a ballad to a tune that he knows McMurdo likes.   17/12/1793 McMurdo, John  [1743-1803] Enclosing a composition and suggesting a possible meeting in the following week.   01/07/1789 Meikle, William Letter from a poor man im........ 09/09/1793 Miller, Janet (Miss) Suggesting he had composed a song in her honour.   15/01/1794 Miller, Patrick (Capt.) [1769-1849] Enclosing a copy of 'Scots Wha Hae' & another quotation.   25/03/1794 Miller, Patrick (Capt.) [1769-1849]   Perry, the proprietor of the Morning Chronicle, offe....... 27/03/1794 Miller, Patrick (Capt.) [1769-1849] Declining some offer Miller has secured.   Talks of spies checking mail. Says he will write prose articles.   09/02/1795 Miller, Patrick (Capt.) [1769-1849]   Sends a specimen of Dr. Geddes's p..... ben in the list of stewards for celebra....so doing.   Hopes his conduct will....rying the vessel of state to..... 08/03/1795 Miller, Patrick (Capt.) [1769-1849] Enclosing a song in response to a request to send some composition so that Miller could impress a young lady.   04/10/1787 Miller, Patrick [1731-1815]   Asks Burns to come and look at.......it if a better offer has occurred.... 15/08/1791 Miller, Patrick [1731-1815]   Has no objection to Burns continuing.....a cow, provided the liberty of doing so does.... 15/03/1793 Miller, Patrick [1731-1815] Enclosing the most recent publication of his works (by Creech in 2 vols.) as a token of esteem.   15/04/1793 Miller, Patrick [1731-1815]   Thanks for the 3rd Edition of the.....but would have him carefully revi..... 06/10/1787 Mitchell, Andrew   Solicits liberty to publish Burns'...... "Dainty Bob" in Scotch verse 21/08/1789 Mitchell, James (printer)   With Bed-Furniture - Had received............. 16/06/1791 Mitchell, John   [1731-1806] Asking for release from duties to attend his brother's wedding.   30/11/1792 Mitchell, John   [1731-1806] Restricted to summarising administrative records.   31/12/1795 Mitchell, John   [1731-1806] A short epigram.   14/02/1792 Moodie, Rev. W. M.  [1722-99] Asking for introduction  for Mr. Clarke of Moffat to Edinburgh circles.   23/01/1787 Moore, John (Dr.)  [1729-1802]   Complains of Mrs Dunlop for shewing Burns........from the irritability ascribed to poets by Ho...... Admires his patriotism & humanity & independe...... Scotland - Congratulates the bard in the pa..... inclosed to a Mrs. Morthland, Advocate, a so......Da 22/05/1787 Moore, John (Dr.)  [1729-1802]   Burns thought it incumbent..... money each had subscribed......Observations on the new edition -.....scriptpieces which his friends had p.....farm & hopes he will not forsake...... 30/09/1787 Moore, John (Dr.)  [1729-1802]   Acknowledges receiving his letter of the 2nd......to the name of the poet - 10/06/1789 Moore, John (Dr.)  [1729-1802]   Advises Burns to correct, polish, select &.......& offers his services in promoting the su.....Burns impartial opinion of it N.B. There..... 28/01/1791 Moore, John (Dr.)  [1729-1802] Enclosing a proof sheet of Tam o' Shanter, commenting on Zeluco and advising on how busy he is in his career in the Excise    23/03/1791 Moore, John (Dr.)  [1729-1802]   An important x-reference that I have missed 01/04/1794 Moore, John (Dr.)  [1729-1802]   Burns had recommended Mundel surgeon to.... the Doctor has quoted some fine lines of Burns......rejoice with him in the honourable mention..... 01/12/1794 Moore, John (Dr.)  [1729-1802]   Agrees with Burns in thinking......tique on the "Sonnet on the.....vise them - & to make.....description of the manners and customs......and one from modern times, as of.....a good subject for a poem - 19/01/1795 Morning Chronicle, Editor Written on behalf of somebody else and complaining about non-receipt of a few editions and particularly one that was regarded as being of consequence.   17/12/1786 Muir, Robert [1758-1788]   Dalziel's conduct had at firstsee.....given the bard - Description of...... his success in Edinburgh.  Introduc.....& commissions 60 copies of the ......forward it. 28/02/1794 Mullar, Luke (an Irishman)   Political address to the bard..... 28/10/1787 Murdoch, John [1747-1824]   Burns' poems often quoted .....great city would furnish matt.....timein the literary world & asks......his children in the state into [which] th... the welfare of all the family of Burns.... 09/11/1790 Murray, James   A poetical address - Accou........ their rules into Scotch....... 18/08/1788 Nicol, William [1744-97]   Thanks for a cheese - Had heard Fintry ....... ú100 a year - Approves of his marriage.......up the name of the lady who said........ 27/11/1789 Nicol, William [1744-97]   Wishes Burns to examine the farm of Lagg...... Little Masterton the writing master..... of a pupil of his, heiress to ú800 a year - 02/01/1790 Nicol, William [1744-97]   On receiving Burns' letter, he purchased........enjoys so many blessings & has such.......he can for his [Nicol's] old mare - a duel in....... 11/05/1790 Nicol, William [1744-97]   Begs Burns not to distress him......Nicol bought her imposed upon him ...... is called limestone on the....such as he hopes they are...... 21/06/1791 Nicol, William [1744-97] Something about an annual tribute - full of good spirits   20/02/1792 Nicol, William [1744-97] Humourous irony in response to advice that Burns felt was inappropriate from this source.   10/02/1793 Nicol, William [1744-97]   Alludes to reports circulated with.....in a fit of devotion & wishes she and her chi.....to shift for themselves, as reprobates - Mr..... blesses him - 20/02/1793 Nicol, William [1744-97] An over-burdened and wordy set of greetings without much sense of purpose. It tells Nicol nothing and does not ask him to do anything.  Perhaps it is intended as an inference that he has not heard from Nicol recently.   20/05/1788 Niven, Alexander (Rev.)  [1760-1833]   Burns had promised to write his epitaph......book - Hears Burns has undergone a wonderfu..... good letter - 03/01/1788 Niven, William  [1759-1844]   Compliments of the season - Sorry to hear he.....matches they had had at Kirkoswald School......their oratory - Congratulates him on his success......make himself known to the great of this kingd....... the height of his ambition - independency by the ti

-->Compliments of the season - Sorry to hear he.....matches they had had at Kirkoswald School......their oratory - Congratulates him on his success......make himself known to the great of this kingd....... the height of his ambition - independency by the ti