Address panel with postmark and addressed to "J. J. Ruskin Esquire / Messrs Ruskin Telford & Domecq / 7 Billiter Street / London."
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 his gratitude for all of his kindnesses to his family; discussing at length and in detail, his worries for his son's prospects and friendships in America and with his firm in Buffalo; commenting that he heard from Andrew "the price of land is rising rapidly having now a rail road from Buffalo to Niagara Falls."