BIB_ID
282367
Accession number
MA 977.40
Creator
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817.
Display Date
1815 Dec. 2.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan, Jr. in 1920.
Description
1 item (3 p., with address) ; 22.6 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 postmark and seal, addressed to Miss Austen, Chawton, Alston, Hants [Hampshire]; written from Hans Place.
High reserve.
With postmark and seal, addressed to Miss Austen, Chawton, Alston, Hants [Hampshire]; written from Hans Place.
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: John Hall 1814.
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
Discussing her brother Henry's return and their activities in London; mentioning various visitors.
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