Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Autograph letter signed : [London], to his future wife Harriet Geddes, Friday morning [1822 Apr. 26].

BIB_ID
287357
Accession number
MA 3154.5
Creator
Collins, William, 1788-1847.
Display Date
Friday morning [1822 Apr. 26].
Credit line
Purchased on the Fellows Fund, 1970.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 18.5 cm
Notes
Date from postmark.
Part of a collection of 80 letters from William Collins to his wife Harriet Geddes Collins and 35 letters primarily to William Collins from various friends and acquaintances. Items in this collection are described in individual records (MA 3154.1-115).
Signed "I am my dearest love, yours alone & ever / William."
Watermark: "C WILMOTT / 1818" (letter and envelope).
With seal and postmarks, and addressed to "Miss Geddes / 13 Baker St / Portman Sq."
Summary
Engaging his dear Harriet to walk in Brock Street, and referencing "the disappointment [he] felt last night."