BIB_ID
287545
Accession number
MA 3154.79
Creator
Collins, William, 1788-1847.
Display Date
Thursday morning [1831-1833].
Credit line
Purchased on the Fellows Fund, 1970.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 23.7 cm
Notes
Date from curatorial files.
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).
Watermark: fleur-de-lis within a crowned cartouche, and with a flourish below.
With seal and postmarks, and addressed to "Mrs William Collins / Porchester Terrace / Bayswater."
Written from Redleaf. Signed "Your affectionate Husband / W. Collins."
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).
Watermark: fleur-de-lis within a crowned cartouche, and with a flourish below.
With seal and postmarks, and addressed to "Mrs William Collins / Porchester Terrace / Bayswater."
Written from Redleaf. Signed "Your affectionate Husband / W. Collins."
Summary
Concerning plans to return home, work ont he house in Bayswater, and mentioning a present he has bought for his sons.
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