BIB_ID
331226
Accession number
MA 494.28
Creator
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
Display Date
1790 Oct. 16.
Credit line
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan, before 1904.
Description
1 item (3 p., with address) ; 20.3 cm
Notes
Address panel with seal and manuscript postal marks and addressed "À Mademoiselle Mademoiselle Berry, Poste Restante, Torino."
Numbered "No. 19" and "No. 3" [of the series of letters addressed to the Berrys abroad].
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).
Some passages have been crossed through, presumably by Mary Berry.
Numbered "No. 19" and "No. 3" [of the series of letters addressed to the Berrys abroad].
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).
Some passages have been crossed through, presumably by Mary Berry.
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
Fearing for their safety following a terrible storm on Tuesday. Discussing mutual acquaintances: reporting that Mr. Ogilvie was gored by a stag, that Boyd is made governor of Gibraltar, that he has two nephews in the military travelling to the West Indies and referencing negotiations with Spain. Continuing the letter on Sunday noon: thanking her for a letter and saying he has little sympathy for her sea-sickness because of how ill with anxiety he was during their travels; noting that he will probably see Miss Seton that day but has seen nothing of the Hamptonians; noting that Mrs. D[amer] will dine with him the following day. Continuing the letter Sunday night: mentioning a pleasant visit from Miss Seton and gossiping about a marriage settlement. Concluding the letter on Monday evening: sending the letter to town with Mrs. D[amer].
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