BIB_ID
131640
Accession number
MA 1617.403
Creator
Rutland, Violet, Duchess of, 1856-1937.
Display Date
London, England, 1901? January?.
Credit line
Purchased as the gift of Edwin J. Beinecke, 1955.
Description
1 item (4 pages) ; 17.7 x 11.2 cm
Notes
Written on mourning stationery from "16, Arlington Street, S.W." and engraved with the address.
Lady Granby simply dates the letter "Tuesday." It appears likely that the letter which follows this letter in the collection (MA 1617.404) and is dated February 3, 1901 was written shortly after this letter. Queen Victoria died January 22, 1901.
Lady Granby simply dates the letter "Tuesday." It appears likely that the letter which follows this letter in the collection (MA 1617.404) and is dated February 3, 1901 was written shortly after this letter. Queen Victoria died January 22, 1901.
Provenance
Purchased as the gift of Edwin J. Beinecke, 1955.
Summary
Saying "Thank you so much for the Poem - it's just what I wanted!...I looked every where - for a sign as to where I might order some - but there's not a mark! Please order me a few - at once. I have sent the copy you sent me to the Queen - and I want to send one to Empress Frederick & to a few other Royalties;" adding, in a postscript written in pencil on the verso, "I open this again having just heard from the Queen, who I sent yr. poem to this morning. 'Many thanks also for the wonderful poem by W.E. Henley on our beloved Queen. It certainly is most striking.'"
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