BIB_ID
317559
Accession number
MA 417.17
Creator
Sterne, Laurence, 1713-1768.
Display Date
1764 Aug. 27.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1897.
Description
1 item (4 p.) bound ; 19.6 cm
Notes
In his introduction to this letter, in the publication noted below, Wilbur L. Cross says that Sarah Tuting is "about to leave for Italy. Sterne overtook her at Naples. In a letter to Mr. Foley, his banker in Paris, dated August 6, 1764, Sterne described her as a "lady known and loved by the whole kingdom."
Part of a collection of letters from Laurence Sterne. Letters in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Part of a collection of letters from Laurence Sterne. Letters in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co., 1897.
Summary
Wishing her safe travels.
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