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Autograph letter signed with initials : Wildbad, to his mother, Harriet Collins, 1863 May 21.

BIB_ID
287667
Accession number
MA 3150.71
Creator
Collins, Wilkie, 1824-1889.
Display Date
1863 May 21.
Credit line
Purchased on the Fellows Fund, 1970.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 20.9 cm
Notes
Part of a collection of 117 letters from Wilkie Collins to his mother, Harriet Collins. Items in the collection are described in individual records (MA 3150.1-117).
Written from the Hotel de l'Ours.
Summary
Describing the scenery in the Black Forest; remarking on the many ailments afflicting the people who come to Wildbad; commenting on the baths; noting that he plans to leave in a fortnight if the baths have no effect on him, but he will stay longer if they seem to be helping him.