BIB_ID
122251
Accession number
MA 225.20
Creator
Lamb, Mary, 1764-1847.
Display Date
undated [1822 Nov.].
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, before 1913.
Description
1 item (4 p., with address) ; 22.6 cm
Notes
Addressed to Mrs. Kenney. The letter was carried to the Kenneys by Harwood.
Dated to November 1822 by Lucas.
Part of a collection of letters and poems of Charles and Mary Lamb. Items in the collection are described in individual catalog records; see collection-level record for MA 225 for more information.
Dated to November 1822 by Lucas.
Part of a collection of letters and poems of Charles and Mary Lamb. Items in the collection are described in individual catalog records; see collection-level record for MA 225 for more information.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan before 1913.
Summary
Discussing the Kenney family at length, instructing her to give each child a kiss from Lamb every morning. Referring to her mental illness, stating that the recollection of the trouble it gave to Mrs. Kenney "sits heavy on my heart." Followed, on p. 4, with a letter from Charles Lamb to James Kenney concerning financial matters. Miss Kelly added a note to p. 4 as well, expressing her affection for Mrs. Kenney.
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