BIB_ID
331529
Accession number
MA 494.52
Creator
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
Display Date
1791 Mar. 19.
Credit line
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan, before 1904.
Description
1 item (3 p., with address) ; 20.4 cm
Notes
Address panel with seal and postmark and addressed "À Mademoiselle Mademoiselle Berry à lat poste restante à Florence, Italie." Redirected in an unknown hand to "Pisa."
Numbered "No. 35" and "No. 24" [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. 35" and "No. 24" [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
Saying he does not have much to report and may change the days he posts his letters; mentioning mutual acquaintances. Continuing the letter from B[erkely] S[quare] on Monday evening: saying that her letter wounded his heart, regretting he hurt "two of the persons I love best upon earth" [with his letters concerning his illness and regret at the Berrys prolonging their stay on the Continent], remarking that he wrote in such a manner because he feared he would die before seeing them again; noting that now he is perfectly well and encouraging them to stay abroad; apologizing for his "unjust and unreasonable" letter. Giving further developments in the Elizabeth Gunning affair, noting that her mother has published a disappointing letter to the Duke of Argyll.
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