Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Autograph letter signed B.W. Procter : London, to an unidentified recipient, 1868 Dec. 11.

BIB_ID
127078
Accession number
MA 225.18
Creator
Cornwall, Barry, 1787-1874.
Display Date
1868 Dec. 11.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, before 1913.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 14 cm
Notes
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.
Written on stationery embossed "32, Weymouth Street / Portland Place W."
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan before 1913.
Summary
Enclosing (not present) a photograph of his dead daughter, and discussing his health and aging, noting "it is with difficulty as I slowly write this" and "I am afraid of paralysis coming on, luckily my eyes are good." Mentioning his biography of Charles Lamb (published 1864).