BIB_ID
310117
Accession number
MA 2159.32
Creator
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900.
Display Date
[1864 Feb. 28].
Credit line
Purchased, 1961.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 17.7 cm + envelope
Notes
Date of writing from unidentified note on p. 2 as follows: "Mr. Ruskin died on the following Thursday. (This note having been sent by messenger on Sunday, Feb. 28th, 1864). He became speechless about the time this note was delivered--and never recovered consciousness."
Part of a collection of letters from John Ruskin to Thomas Richmond. Letters in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Part of a collection of letters from John Ruskin to Thomas Richmond. Letters in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Provenance
Henry W. Wollaston; purchased in 1961.
Summary
Letting him know his father is very ill and that he will write again when he has better news.
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