BIB_ID
106652
Accession number
MA 9997
Creator
De Morgan, Mary.
Display Date
London, England, 1896 September 4.
Credit line
Purchased, 1956.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 21.2 x 13.4 cm
Notes
Written on stationery with engraved letterhead: "Kelmscott House, / Upper Mall, / Hammersmith." Mary de Morgan took care of William Morris at Kelmscott House during his final illness; he died on October 4, 1896.
Previously accessioned as MA 1754, part of a collection of letters to T. J. Cobden-Sanderson, his wife Anne Cobden-Sanderson, and other relatives.
Previously accessioned as MA 1754, part of a collection of letters to T. J. Cobden-Sanderson, his wife Anne Cobden-Sanderson, and other relatives.
Provenance
Purchased at Sotheby Sale, 27 June 1956, Lot 708.
Summary
Saying that William Morris will be glad to see her: "You have always been a favourite, I know;" suggesting possible dates and times for a visit: "About 4 is a very good time as fits of low spirits come on then which new faces help to pass over."
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