BIB_ID
195547
Accession number
MA 13067
Creator
Arnold, Matthew, 1822-1888.
Display Date
[1887?] Feb. 24.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 18 cm
Notes
Matthew Arnold resided at 3 Wilton Street in Belgrave Square during the year 1887.
Possibly addressed to English dramatist Henry Arthur Jones (1851-1929).
Written on Athenaeum Club stationery with the embossed stamp crossed out in ink; addressed "3, Wilton Street S.W."
Possibly addressed to English dramatist Henry Arthur Jones (1851-1929).
Written on Athenaeum Club stationery with the embossed stamp crossed out in ink; addressed "3, Wilton Street S.W."
Provenance
Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Concerning the recipient's failure to appear at the Arnold's on Ash Wednesday; expressing his hope that he is not ill and that they may reschedule, and stating that Mrs. Arnold "has not yet availed herself of your kindness, as she is still afraid of the draughts at a theatre".
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