Purchased by J.P. Morgan, Jr., 1925.
1 item (1 page) ; 19.6 x 25 cm
With postmark and red wax seal of the Royal Arms, and addressed to "Miss Jane Austen / at Mr. Murrays".
Endorsed: "Brighton. March twenty-seventh 1816."
Part of a collection that includes manuscripts, letters, and notes in Jane Austen's autograph. The collection also includes letters addressed to Austen by James Stanier Clarke and a steel engraving of Austen. Items in the collection are described in 12 individual records (MA 1034.1-12).
High reserve.
Cassandra Austen; by descent to her niece, Cassandra Esten Austen; by descent to her five nieces, Jane, Emma Florence, Frances Cecilia, Edith, and Blanche Frederica Austen; offered for sale by Jane, Emma Florence, and Blanche Frederica Austen through R.W. Chapman in 1925; purchased by J.P. Morgan, Jr., 1925.
In various hands. Initial address in Clarke's hand -- "Albemarle Street, London"--Crossed out; readdressed to "Henrietta St, Covent Garden" (Austen's brother Henry's address); readdressed to "Chawton, Alton." Franked "Clarence." Originally contained a letter from James Stanier Clarke thanking her on behalf of the Prince Regent for a copy of Emma and suggesting that perhaps her next novel could be dedicated to the Prince.