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Autograph letter signed : Balmoral, to J. McCarthy, 1871 Sept. 14.

BIB_ID
293066
Accession number
MA 140.21
Display Date
1871 Sept. 14.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1909.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 18.3 cm
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.
Signature is illegible, but the writer seems to be one of Queen Victoria's servants.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the New York Co-operative Society, 1909.
Summary
Noting that he received the "copy of the account of the Banquet at New York to the Britannic Majesty High Commissioner" sent by Cyrus Field and presented it to Queen Victoria, who commanded him to thank Mr. Field for his kindness; asking McCarthy to pass on this message to Field.