BIB_ID
300095
Accession number
MA 225.27
Creator
Lamb, Mary, 1764-1847.
Display Date
Tuesday [1809 Nov. 7].
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan before 1913.
Description
1 item (4 p., with address) ; 31 cm
Notes
Address panel with seal and postmark (NOV 7 1809), and addressed to "Mrs. Hazlitt / Winterslow / near / Salisbury."
Part of a collection of letters and poems of Charles and Mary Lamb. Items in the collection are described in individual catalog records; see collection-level record for MA 225 for more information.
Sarah Stoddart was the sister of Sir John Stoddart, kings advocate at Malta. In 1808 she married William Hazlitt (1778-1830); in 1822 they were divorced.
Part of a collection of letters and poems of Charles and Mary Lamb. Items in the collection are described in individual catalog records; see collection-level record for MA 225 for more information.
Sarah Stoddart was the sister of Sir John Stoddart, kings advocate at Malta. In 1808 she married William Hazlitt (1778-1830); in 1822 they were divorced.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan before 1913.
Summary
Recalling the Lambs' month-long visit to the Hazlitts at Winterslow, and missing it all except for the card playing quarrels. Discussing her daily life, mentioning mutual acquaintances, and reporting that a man in the India House has retired, by which Charles will get £20 a year.
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