BIB_ID
312430
Accession number
MA 7791.13
Creator
Ruskin, Catherine Tweddale, 1763-1817.
Display Date
1811 Jan. 31.
Credit line
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen, 1974.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 22.6 cm
Notes
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.
There is no closing in this letter and the last two words on p. 4, "Margaret desires", indicate portions of the letter are missing.
This collection was part of Helen Gill Viljoen's large bequest of John Ruskin-related material (formerly MA 3451).
There is no closing in this letter and the last two words on p. 4, "Margaret desires", indicate portions of the letter are missing.
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
Sending her condolences on the loss of her sister and brother; relating her son's business success in London; relating news of her daughter; saying that "Margaret and I live quite in the Hermit stile [sic];" describing the house in Dysart, her neighbors and life in the town.
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