BIB_ID
282366
Accession number
MA 977.39
Creator
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817.
Display Date
[1815] Nov. 24.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan, Jr. in 1920.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 22.8 cm
Notes
Forms part of a collection of 41 letters from Austen to her sister and two prints (MA 977.1-43).
High reserve.
With seal, addressed to Miss Austen, Chawton; written from Hans Place.
High reserve.
With seal, addressed to Miss Austen, Chawton; written from Hans Place.
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: Horn inside shield over "1813".
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
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.
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