BIB_ID
313473
Accession number
MA 2335.30
Creator
Scott, Charles, 1805-1841.
Display Date
[1832] Sept. 12.
Credit line
Purchased, 1964.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 17.8 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.
Written from "44 Parliament St."
Year of writing inferred from contents of the letter; Sir Walter Scott died on 21 September 1832.
Written from "44 Parliament St."
Year of writing inferred from contents of the letter; Sir Walter Scott died on 21 September 1832.
Provenance
Purchased from John F. Fleming in 1964.
Summary
Regretting to inform her that the last letter from Abbotsford reported that his father was "not expected to survive many hours;" noting that he leaves for Scotland immediately.
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