BIB_ID
282200
Accession number
MA 7302
Creator
Austen, Fanny, 1790-1814.
Display Date
[1813 Nov. 2] "Tuesday Morning".
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 item (3 pages) ; 22.8 cm
Notes
Capt. Charles Austen served as captain of the HMS Namur from Nov. 1811 to Sept. 1814 while the vessel was on harbor duty in the Thames estuary at the Nore near Sheerness.
Post paid Nov. 2 1813 and initialed "C.J.A."
With postmarks and seal; addessed: Miss Palmer / 22 Keppel Street / Russel Square / London.
Post paid Nov. 2 1813 and initialed "C.J.A."
With postmarks and seal; addessed: Miss Palmer / 22 Keppel Street / Russel Square / London.
Summary
Concerning the chronic illness of the servant Betsy; progress of her daughter little Fanny; a visit from Joe and Mrs. Fearon; an unsuccessful attempt to attend a play ("the theatre was not finished & consequently they were obliged to postpone acting until next Monday"); and various domestic matters.
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