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Autograph letter signed : Abetone, to "Mia moto cara Figlia" [Joan Severn], 1887 Aug. 22.

BIB_ID
285777
Accession number
MA 7363.8
Creator
Swett, Lucia Gray.
Display Date
1887 Aug. 22.
Credit line
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen, 1974.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 10.1 x 15.4 cm
Notes
Part of a large collection of letters from Lucia Gray Swett Alexander to Joan Severn. Items in this collection are described in individual records.
Signed "your devoted and sympathising deeply Mammina."
Written on stationery with "Lucia" elaborately embossed in gilt.
Summary
Concerning the health of Severn's "Di Pa," John Ruskin, cautioning Severn to take care of her own health if "his illness ever again takes the form of restlessness and excitement as it did in the spring," and discussing a new experimental treatment. Mentioning that Francesca has just heard of the death of Contessa Pereoto, a friend who was "dear, but not one of the dearest."