BIB_ID
312409
Accession number
MA 7791.10
Creator
Ruskin, Catherine Tweddale, 1763-1817.
Display Date
1809 Oct. 11.
Credit line
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen, 1974.
Description
1 item (2 p., with address) ; 25.4 cm
Notes
Address panel with postmark and addressed to "Miss Cox / Mr. Ruskin's / Dysart / Fife."
Margaret was in Dysart, Fife with John Thomas Ruskin while Catherine Ruskin prepared for the move from Edinburgh to Dysart.
Part of a collection of letters, many of which were written by Ruskin's grandmother to his mother and father, or by John James Ruskin, James Tweddale, and other members of the family to one another. Collection also includes the indenture of Ruskin's grandfather (MA 7791.1, dated 1776), and a pedigree of the Ruskin family compiled by W. G. Collingwood.. Items in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
This collection was part of Helen Gill Viljoen's large bequest of John Ruskin-related material (formerly MA 3451).
Margaret was in Dysart, Fife with John Thomas Ruskin while Catherine Ruskin prepared for the move from Edinburgh to Dysart.
Part of a collection of letters, many of which were written by Ruskin's grandmother to his mother and father, or by John James Ruskin, James Tweddale, and other members of the family to one another. Collection also includes the indenture of Ruskin's grandfather (MA 7791.1, dated 1776), and a pedigree of the Ruskin family compiled by W. G. Collingwood.. Items in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
This collection was part of Helen Gill Viljoen's large bequest of John Ruskin-related material (formerly MA 3451).
Provenance
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen in 1974.
Summary
Telling her that even with the help of "two of Dod's men" little has been packed in preparation for the move; saying that she must be ready for the ship's sailing on Friday morning and that if all goes well she will see her on Saturday or Monday.
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