BIB_ID
312868
Accession number
MA 7791.22
Creator
Ruskin, John James.
Display Date
1815 June 30.
Credit line
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen, 1974.
Description
1 item (3 p., with address) ; 22.7 cm
Notes
Address panel with postmarks and addressed to "Mrs.Ruskin / Bowerswell / Perth."
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
Expressing grave concern for the mental health of his father; saying "This is a dreadful calamity & altho' I feared months ago that such a trouble was awaiting us it falls most heavy on me;" continuing "If there be a probability of the Disease subsiding or if his Intervals of reason are frequent I cannot endure the thought of his being altogether amongst Strangers--but if there be danger in having him at home & no prospect of early amendment the sooner he is removed to proper keeping the better. He must not however be sent to a public asylum whatever the expence may be. He must be provided with every comfort & kept in a place where no Surrounding Horrors may intrude upon the lucid moments which God in his goodness may give him;" worrying for her safety and her health during this difficult time and offering his abiding support.
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