Address panel addressed to "Mr. Ruskin / Jun."
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).
Expressing her disappointment at seeing him so infrequently and worrying that she might never see him again; discussing, at length, the importance that Bible reading and God should have in his life; saying that "when God gave me My Children he gave me the Care of their Souls as well as their bodys [sic]."