BIB_ID
293040
Accession number
MA 140.14
Creator
Ripon, George Frederick Samuel Robinson, Marquess of, 1827-1909.
Display Date
1872 Dec. 21.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1909.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 18.2 cm + envelope
Notes
Part of a large collection of letters to Cyrus Field and documents related to the transatlantic telegraph cable. Items in the collection are described in separate records; see MA 140 for more information.
Written on mourning stationery with "Studley Royal, Ripon" printed in the upper right corner.
Written on mourning stationery with "Studley Royal, Ripon" printed in the upper right corner.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the New York Co-operative Society, 1909.
Summary
Saying he is sorry he won't be able to see Field before he leaves for America because his "engagements keep [him] in the country."
Catalog link
Department