BIB_ID
331069
Accession number
MA 494.14
Creator
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
Display Date
1789 Aug. 20.
Credit line
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan, before 1904.
Description
1 item (3 p., with address) ; 19.7 cm
Notes
Address panel with seal and postmark and addressed "To Miss Mary Berry to be left at the Post House at York."
Part of a collection of letters from Horace Walpole to Mary and Agnes Berry. Items in the collection have been described individually; see related collection-level record for more information. See also MA 495 (Letters from Walpole to the Misses Berry, 1791-1793); MA 496 (Letters from Walpole to the Misses Berry, 1794-1796, and letters from the Misses Berry to Walpole); and MA 497 (letters to various persons and miscellaneous writings).
Part of a collection of letters from Horace Walpole to Mary and Agnes Berry. Items in the collection have been described individually; see related collection-level record for more information. See also MA 495 (Letters from Walpole to the Misses Berry, 1791-1793); MA 496 (Letters from Walpole to the Misses Berry, 1794-1796, and letters from the Misses Berry to Walpole); and MA 497 (letters to various persons and miscellaneous writings).
Provenance
Given by Mary Berry to Sir Frankland Lewis; by descent to his daughter-in-law Lady Theresa Lewis; by descent to her son Sir Thomas Villiers Lister; by descent to his wife Lady Lister; Acquired by Pierpont Morgan before 1904.
Summary
Saying that he will be able to secure a house for the Berrys at Teddington if nothing better turns up; discussing mutual acquaintances; complaining about the number of people who come to see his house, noting that he gives out tickets of admission over a week in advance; asking her to come visit to make the evenings pleasant at least. Continuing the letter on Friday afternoon, regarding negotiating the price for the Teddington house. Concluding the letter on Saturday, asking for a prompt reply concerning the Teddington house.
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