BIB_ID
313452
Accession number
MA 2335.28
Creator
Scott, Charles, 1805-1841.
Display Date
"Sunday" [1832 ca. July 11].
Credit line
Purchased, 1964.
Description
1 item (3 p., with address) ; 18.1 cm
Notes
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.
Separate address panel with seal and postmarks and addressed to "Mrs. Carpenter / Salisbury Cottage / Turnham Green."
Written from "44 Parliament St."
Year of writing from postmark. Approximate month and day of writing inferred from contents of the letter; Sir Walter Scott was moved to Abbotsford on 11 July 1832.
Separate address panel with seal and postmarks and addressed to "Mrs. Carpenter / Salisbury Cottage / Turnham Green."
Written from "44 Parliament St."
Year of writing from postmark. Approximate month and day of writing inferred from contents of the letter; Sir Walter Scott was moved to Abbotsford on 11 July 1832.
Provenance
Purchased from John F. Fleming in 1964.
Summary
Reporting that his father Sir Walter Scott was moved to Abbotsford the previous day, in keeping with the advice of the doctors and his own wishes.
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