BIB_ID
312574
Accession number
MA 7791.23
Creator
Ruskin, John James.
Display Date
1817 Apr. 1.
Credit line
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen, 1974.
Description
1 item (3 p., with address) ; 24.7 cm
Notes
Address panel with postmark and addressed to "Mrs. Ruskin / Bowerswell / Perth / N.B."
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).
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
Saying he is sorry his father is "doing so poorly;" telling his mother that he will bear whatever expense she must incur in order for his father to be able to stay in the house; talking of his own health; discussing his wine business and telling her that she knows little of "his disorder when you recommend me to be idle for a month. The more overwhelmed I am with business the better I am."
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