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Autograph letter signed : Venice, to "Mia amata Figlia" [Joan Severn], 1889 June 12.

BIB_ID
285872
Accession number
MA 7363.24
Creator
Swett, Lucia Gray.
Display Date
1889 June 12.
Credit line
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen, 1974.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 10 x 15.5 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 "the most affectionate Mammina."
Written on stationery with "Lucia" elaborately embossed in gilt.
Summary
Thanking Severn for the good news of her "D.P.'s (John Ruskin) continued gain in health and spirits." Mentioning Padre Alishan, Padre Abramo, and Marina. Noting that she will borrow the latest Praeterita from Sig. Allessandri.