BIB_ID
302494
Accession number
MA 4371.75
Creator
Mayer, S. R. Townshend (Samuel Ralph Townshend), 1841-1880.
Display Date
1879 May 13.
Description
1 item (10 p.) ; 17.9 cm
Notes
Part of a large collection of letters from S. R. Townshend Mayer to George Bentley, publisher and editor of Temple Bar magazine. Letters have been cataloged individually; see collection-level record for more information.
Summary
Discussing manuscripts and portraits of William Hazlitt, and mentioning Fanny Kemble and H. Buxton Forman. Describing his financial troubles, reporting that he has been served a writ for between £600 and £700. Offering to send a copy of Endymion. With a postscript discussing a trip to the sea.
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