BIB_ID
313365
Accession number
MA 2335.13
Creator
Scott, Walter, 1771-1832.
Display Date
[1821] Feb. 2.
Credit line
Purchased, 1964.
Description
1 item (2 p., with address) ; 22.2 cm
Notes
Address panel with seal and postmarks and addressed to "Mrs. Carpenter / 65 Baker Street / Portman Square / London."
Part of a collection of letters primarily from Sir Walter Scott to his brother- and sister-in-law Charles and Isabella Carpenter. Items in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Year of writing from postmarks.
Part of a collection of letters primarily from Sir Walter Scott to his brother- and sister-in-law Charles and Isabella Carpenter. Items in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Year of writing from postmarks.
Provenance
Purchased from John F. Fleming in 1964.
Summary
Saying that his daughter Sophia, while ill, is not in danger and that he will travel to London on Monday; regretting that Mrs. Scott cannot accompany him to London, noting that she must stay with Sophia; hoping Mrs. Carpenter is well and looking forward to seeing her.
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