Anne Grant

Anne Grant (née M'vicar) (February 21, 1755 – November 7, 1838) was a Scottish poet and author.

She was born in Glasgow, and in 1779 married the Rev. James Grant, minister of Laggan, Invernessshire. She published in 1802 a volume of poems. She also wrote Letters from the Mountains, and Essays on the Superstitions of the Highlands. After 1810 she lived in Edinburgh, where she was the friend of Sir Walter Scott and other eminent men, through whose influence she received a pension of £100. She also wrote a book published in 1808 entitled Memoirs of an American Lady. This was based on her childhood in America where her father was stationed as a British Officer. She lived with the Schuyler family of Albany. This is an account of the life of Mrs Schuyler nee Catherine Van Rensselaer. She had married Philip Schuyler, a general officer in the American Revolution. She wrote this account about 40 years after her return to Scotland. Her book offers the reader a rare account of life in colonial New York, telling of the natives, slaves, and all aspects of the area. This book is recorded in her entry in DNB.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Cousin, John William (1910). A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature. London, J. M. Dent & Sons; New York, E. P. Dutton.

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Name	Grant, Anne
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Date of birth	February 21, 1755
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Date of death	November 7, 1838
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