BIB_ID
105637
Accession number
MA 1617.164
Creator
Guthrie, Charles John Guthrie, Lord, 1849-1920.
Display Date
Edinburgh, Scotland, 1911 August 3.
Credit line
Purchased as the gift of Edwin J. Beinecke, 1955.
Description
1 item (x pages) ; 17.8 x 11.5 cm
Notes
Written from "Swanston Cottage, / Colinton, / Midlothian" on stationery engraved with the address.
Guthrie leased Swanston Cottage from 1908. The cottage was the summer home of Robert Louis Stevenson from 1867-1880 . Guthrie and Stevenson were friends at University and were both called to the Bar in 1875.
This letter is one of ten letters written by Charles Guthrie to Anna Henley between August 3, 1911 and February 18, 1913 (MA 1617.164-173).
Guthrie leased Swanston Cottage from 1908. The cottage was the summer home of Robert Louis Stevenson from 1867-1880 . Guthrie and Stevenson were friends at University and were both called to the Bar in 1875.
This letter is one of ten letters written by Charles Guthrie to Anna Henley between August 3, 1911 and February 18, 1913 (MA 1617.164-173).
Provenance
Purchased as the gift of Edwin J. Beinecke, 1955.
Summary
Arranging for a visit to his house during a visit to Edinburgh by Mrs. Henley and her friends Sir Bryan and Lady Donkin.
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