BIB_ID
190295
Accession number
MA 9087.37
Creator
Brooke, Stopford A. (Stopford Augustus), 1832-1916.
Display Date
1898 February 6.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1908.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 17.6 x 11.2 cm
Notes
Acquired as part of a large collection of letters addressed to William Angus Knight, Chair of Moral Philosophy at the University of St. Andrews and Wordsworth scholar. Items in the collection have been individually accessioned and cataloged.
Blind embossed letterhead: "Roxburghe Hotel / Edinburgh."
Blind embossed letterhead: "Roxburghe Hotel / Edinburgh."
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from William Angus Knight, 1908.
Summary
Saying that he was "sorely grieved" to hear of the injury sustained by Knight's son's wife: "It is a serious story, but I hope that your son's wife will recover happily & well. Unconsciousness after concussion of the brain often lasts a long time, & recovers quickly [...] May God get you comfort & relief."
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