BIB_ID
107209
Accession number
MA 9810
Creator
Combe, William, 1742-1823.
Display Date
London, England?, 1798 November 12.
Description
1 item (1 page, with address) ; 24.8 x 20.5 cm
Notes
Based on the postmarks and the contents of the letter, it appears to have been written in London.
Address panel with postmarks: "G. Romney Esqr / Hampstead."
From William Hayley's The Life of George Romney, volume 2, page 416.
Address panel with postmarks: "G. Romney Esqr / Hampstead."
From William Hayley's The Life of George Romney, volume 2, page 416.
Summary
Saying that he has called several times in Cavendish Square, but Romney was always at his villa: "I have frequently designed to see you there in your rustic glory, but my engagements & the shortness of the days have prevented my enjoying that pleasure;" promising that he will visit Romney soon and will take that opportunity to "repay the obligation you were so very good as to confer...".
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