BIB_ID
282368
Accession number
MA 977.41
Creator
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817.
Display Date
1816 Sept. 8-9.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan, Jr. in 1920.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 22.9 x 37.8 cm
Notes
"Sept: 1816" written in ink and "For Lady K." written in pencil on the address panel; possibly written by Cassandra Austen.
Forms part of a collection of 41 letters from Austen to her sister and two prints (MA 977.1-43).
High reserve.
Most of the letter is written on Sunday. "Monday" appears near the bottom of p. 3.
With postmark and seal, addressed to Miss Austen, Post-Office, Cheltenham.
Forms part of a collection of 41 letters from Austen to her sister and two prints (MA 977.1-43).
High reserve.
Most of the letter is written on Sunday. "Monday" appears near the bottom of p. 3.
With postmark and seal, addressed to Miss Austen, Post-Office, Cheltenham.
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: Ruse & Turners 1815 on wove paper.
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 arrangements for a visit from their brother Charles' family; mentioning a visit from Frank Austen and his family; giving other local news. The letter also mentions the author Jane West and Edward Cooper's new sermons.
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