BIB_ID
331917
Accession number
MA 495.22
Creator
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
Display Date
1791 Oct. 20.
Credit line
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan, before 1904.
Description
1 item (3 p., with address) ; 19.8 cm
Notes
Address panel with seal and postmark and addressed "À Mademoiselle Mademoiselle Berry à la poste restante à Bruxelles." Redirected in an unknown hand "Chez M. Perregaux à Paris."
Numbered "No. 58" [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 494 (Letters from Walpole to the Misses Berry, 1789-1791); 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).
Numbered "No. 58" [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 494 (Letters from Walpole to the Misses Berry, 1789-1791); 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
Noting that he came to town both because his footman pawned some silver plate, but also because he has been suffering from "a very troublesome erysipelas" on his arm and a small attack of gout and since his normal physician is ill was required to come to Berkeley Square. Elaborating on the story of the footman, noting that he was thought to have run away, but was just found having hanged himself in the woods; regretting that he committed suicide, noting he had no intention of dismissing him from service, but intended to "reclaim" him since he was only about eighteen years old. Noting that he has been feeling better and anticipating that he will be well soon. Listing the letters he has sent, along with their dates of posting and direction, so that she will know if she has received them all.
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