BIB_ID
282365
Accession number
MA 977.38
Creator
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817.
Display Date
[1814 Aug. 16-17 or 23-24?].
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan, Jr. in 1920.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 22.6 cm
Notes
"From Hans Place, Augt 18th, For Lady K." written on the address panel, presumably in Cassandra Austen's hand.
Forms part of a collection of 41 letters from Austen to her sister and two prints (MA 977.1-43).
High reserve.
The date is based on Austen's date, "Tuesday morning," and the note about the date on the address panel. Aug. 18 was not a Tuesday in 1814; Aug. 16 and Aug. 23 are the two possible Tuesdays that are close to Aug. 18.
The first page and a half are written "Tuesday morning"; "Wednesday morning" appears in the middle of p. 2
With seal, addressed to Miss Austen, Chawton, "By favour of Mr. Gray"; written from 23 Hans Place.
Forms part of a collection of 41 letters from Austen to her sister and two prints (MA 977.1-43).
High reserve.
The date is based on Austen's date, "Tuesday morning," and the note about the date on the address panel. Aug. 18 was not a Tuesday in 1814; Aug. 16 and Aug. 23 are the two possible Tuesdays that are close to Aug. 18.
The first page and a half are written "Tuesday morning"; "Wednesday morning" appears in the middle of p. 2
With seal, addressed to Miss Austen, Chawton, "By favour of Mr. Gray"; written from 23 Hans Place.
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: Horn inside shield over letters "CW".
Provenance
Alfred Morrison sale (10 Dec. 1918) lot 2154; purchased by J.P. Morgan, Jr. from the New York dealer Ernest Dressel North in 1920.
Summary
Reporting on her journey to London and commenting on her stay in London with her brother Henry. The letter mentions Maria Edgeworth's Patronage.
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