Written from "2 Eaton Villas / Loughton / Essex."
Surname in signature illegible; first name is Harriet; a penciled notation on p. 1 by Helen Gill Viljoen suggests the surname may be "Nilwells?"
Year of writing inferred from contents of the letter; month is most likely April or May.
Alfred Hunt, Margaret Hunt, John Simon and William Cowper-Temple organized a subscription for the purchase of J. M. W. Turner's watercolour "Pass of the Splügen" for John Ruskin in 1878. This tribute was in celebration of his recovery from a long period of mental illness.
J. M. W. Turner's "Pass of the Splügen" is now in a private collection.
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).
Enclosing a contribution towards the subscription.