Fragment of an autograph letter signed with initials : [Harristown], to Joan Severn, undated.

Part of a collection comprising 75 letters from Maria La Touche, consisting of six letters to John Ruskin, one letter to Ruskin's mother, Margaret Cock Ruskin and 68 letters to Joan Severn. Letters are largely undated, but were written from about 1861 to the 1890's. Letters in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
The first pages of this letter are missing, therefore, the place of writing is not specified, however the references to the activities of her chickens indicate that it is most probably written from her estate at Harristown.
This collection was part of Helen Gill Viljoen's large bequest of John Ruskin-related material (formerly MA 3451).