BIB_ID
314415
Accession number
MA 7799.32
Creator
Collins, R.H., 20th cent.
Display Date
1903 Dec. 23.
Credit line
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen, 1974.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 8.9 cm + envelope
Notes
Part of a large collection of letters to Joan Severn. Letters in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
This collection was part of Helen Gill Viljoen's large bequest of John Ruskin-related material (formerly MA 3451).
Written on stationery embossed "Claremont, / Esher."
This collection was part of Helen Gill Viljoen's large bequest of John Ruskin-related material (formerly MA 3451).
Written on stationery embossed "Claremont, / Esher."
Provenance
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen in 1974.
Summary
Saying he is sure that "The Duchess of Albany will be deeply touched by your remembrance of her Daughter [Princess Alice] on this happy occasion;" saying that the Duchess has not received the letter yet and suggested it may have been mislaid; saying that "Mr. Ruskin was always so kind to the Princess and so devoted to her Father;" concluding with a postscript, appearing to be in the same hand, saying "The letter with others has been found in the pocket of a carriage. They must have been given to The Duchess as she started to the Station, put in the pocket & forgotten. She is sorry."
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