BIB_ID
313422
Accession number
MA 2335.23
Creator
Lockhart, Sophia Scott, 1799-1837.
Display Date
[1823] Apr. 6.
Credit line
Purchased, 1964.
Description
1 item (4 p., with address) ; 22.9 cm
Notes
Address panel with postmarks and seal, and addressed to "Mrs. Carpenter / To the care of Stephen Barber Esq / Banker / Cornhill / 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.
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.
Provenance
Purchased from John F. Fleming in 1964.
Summary
Commiserating with Carpenter's difficulties of adjusting to life in the British Isles after living for so many years abroad in India; hoping she will visit Abbotsford during the summer; discussing improvements to the estate and the health of her family; mentioning the death of her paternal uncle Tom Scott in Canada. Followed by a letter from Anne Scott to Carpenter, asking after her health, encouraging her to visit Scotland, and discussing the weather.
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