Purchased by J.P. Morgan, Jr. in 1920.
1 item (4 pages) ; 22.8 x 37 cm
With red wax seal, addressed to Miss Austen, Chawton; written from Hans Place.
Forms part of a collection of 41 letters from Austen to her sister and two prints (MA 977.1-43).
High reserve.
Watermark: Horn inside shield over "1813".
Bequeathed by Cassandra Elizabeth Austen to Fanny, Lady Knatchbull, in 1845; inherited by Lord Brabourne, 1882; probably in the Puttick & Simpson sale of 26-8 June 1893; Alfred Morrison sale, 10 December 1918, lot 2154; purchased by J.P. Morgan, Jr. from the New York dealer Ernest Dressel North in 1920.
Describing problems with the printing of Emma and letters written to the publisher Murray and printer Roworth; mentioning various visits; discussing Henry Austen's improving health. The letter also mentions Helen Maria Williams' A narrative of the events which have taken place in France.