BIB_ID
281685
Accession number
MA 2911.5
Creator
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817.
Display Date
[1814] June 13 [i.e. 14].
Credit line
Bequest of Alberta H. Burke, 1975.
Description
1 item (2 p., with address) ; 22.3 cm
Notes
Addressed to "Miss Austen, 10, Henrietta Street."
High reserve.
Part of a collection of 8 autograph letters from Jane Austen, 2 autograph letters from Cassandra Austen, a memorandum of accounts in Jane Austen's hand, and a memorandum in Cassandra's hand concerning the dates of composition of Jane Austen's novels. Items in the collection are described in 12 individual records (MA 2911.1-12).
The letter is dated "Tuesday, June 13," however Tuesday was June 14 in 1814.
With seal; sent "By favour of Mr. Gray."
High reserve.
Part of a collection of 8 autograph letters from Jane Austen, 2 autograph letters from Cassandra Austen, a memorandum of accounts in Jane Austen's hand, and a memorandum in Cassandra's hand concerning the dates of composition of Jane Austen's novels. Items in the collection are described in 12 individual records (MA 2911.1-12).
The letter is dated "Tuesday, June 13," however Tuesday was June 14 in 1814.
With seal; sent "By favour of Mr. Gray."
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: Crown surmounting a shield with horn in it, over cursive "JB."
Provenance
By descent to Fanny, Lady Knatchbull, 1845; by descent to Lord Brabourne, 1882; Banks sale (Sotheby's, 14 Apr. 1886); Richard Bentley II; Henry G. and Alberta H. Burke.
Summary
Discussing daily life at Chawton; noting that she has decided to visit Mrs. Cooke; mentioning the Cookes' favorable opinion of Mansfield Park.
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