Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Autograph letter signed "H.E.V. Stannard" : London, to Joan Severn, 1888 Jan. 3.

BIB_ID
314900
Accession number
MA 7796.12
Creator
Winter, John Strange, 1856-1911.
Display Date
1888 Jan. 3.
Credit line
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen, 1974.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 17.9 cm
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 "5 The Cedars / Putney Bridge / S.W."
Provenance
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen in 1974.
Summary
Telling her she is going to stay with Mr. Ruskin "for a day or two. I think I may very safely promise you that we shall not do him any harm as we are not excitable bodies & are only going on condition that he doesn't treat us as guests;" sending her good wishes for the New Year.