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Autograph letter signed "John !" : London, to John Ruskin, 1888 May 17.

BIB_ID
314976
Accession number
MA 7796.22
Creator
Winter, John Strange, 1856-1911.
Display Date
1888 May 17.
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
Saying how sorry she is to hear that he has been ill; relating news of the opening night of her play; discussing the reaction of the critics and the audience; saying how glad she is that he will be godfather to the twins; understanding that he may be too ill to attend their christening and saying she will find proxies to stand in for him.