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Autograph letter signed : Twickenham, to the Earl and Lady of Orrery, 1740 Mar. 27.

BIB_ID
304040
Accession number
MA 351.15
Creator
Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744.
Display Date
1740 Mar. 27.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1909.
Description
1 item (4 p.), bound ; 22.5 cm
Notes
Docketed, with the day recorded incorrectly as 29th.
Part of a collection of letters to the Earl of Orrery. Items in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from F. T. Sabin in 1909.
Summary
Thanking them for their "Memorial," which he received over a month after the date due to travels; reporting on his good health; expressing his desire that they come to England; sending his regards to Swift and indicating that he intends to write; mentioning his recent encounter with the Duchess of Buckingham.