BIB_ID
331622
Accession number
MA 495.1-52
Creator
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
Display Date
1789, 1791 and 1793.
Credit line
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan, before 1904.
Description
52 items, unbound ; various sizes
Notes
N.B. Only one letter (MA 495.27) is from 1789; it was not dated by Walpole and was mistakenly included in this volume. Additionally, no letters from 1792 exist, likely due to the close proximity of Walpole's and the Berrys' homes.
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
Collection contains fifty-two letters to Mary Berry. Walpole gives detailed descriptions of local and international news and mentioning scores of mutual acquaintances, including Mrs. Damer. Walpole also reports in detail on the French Revolution and other wars [War of the First Coalition] and international unrest. Letters have been described individually in separate catalog records; see related records for more information.
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