Thomas Laidlaw was a Scottish-Canadian author and farmer. Laidlaw was born in Roxburghshire, Scotland in 1825 and immigrated to Canada with his parents in 1831 and settled in Wellington County, Ontario. A farmer by trade, Laidlaw was a self-educated man who became a fairly noted writer, contributing extensively to the press. He wrote mainly on topics related to the Guelph area and Scotland and published prose and poetry. Among his books are *Sprigs O' Heather for Scottish Gatherings* [18-?] and *The Old Concession Road* (1892). Laidlaw died in Guelph in 1902.
Published
RC0700
The fonds consists of poetry and prose written by Laidlaw.
The fonds is arranged into three series consisting of: poetry; prose; corrections and remarks.
Fonds (09-2004) was purchased from John Rush Books.
Further accruals are not expected.
There are no access restrictions.
[Finding Aid](https://library.mcmaster.ca/finding-aid/laidlaw)