BIB_ID
355982
Accession number
MA 708.1
Creator
William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837.
Display Date
1827 Aug. 14.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1910.
Description
1 item (2 p., with address sheet) ; 23.5 cm
Notes
Address sheet with postmark and seal (British royal seal with lion, unicorn, and crown).
Addressed to "The Earl of Arran / Bognor / Near Chichester / Sussex" and signed "Clarence." Address sheet is dated Aug. 15.
Labelled "Private and Confidential."
Part of a collection of letters from William IV, Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge, and Princess Elizabeth to the Earl of Arran. Letters are described in individual records; see collection record (MA 708) for more information.
Watermark on address sheet: Britannia seated in a triple oval, surmounted by a crown.
Watermark on letter: decorative initial "W" under a staff with fleur-de-lis, surmounted by a crown.
Addressed to "The Earl of Arran / Bognor / Near Chichester / Sussex" and signed "Clarence." Address sheet is dated Aug. 15.
Labelled "Private and Confidential."
Part of a collection of letters from William IV, Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge, and Princess Elizabeth to the Earl of Arran. Letters are described in individual records; see collection record (MA 708) for more information.
Watermark on address sheet: Britannia seated in a triple oval, surmounted by a crown.
Watermark on letter: decorative initial "W" under a staff with fleur-de-lis, surmounted by a crown.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer Pearson, 1910.
Summary
Thanking him for his "polite note"; mentioning his "annual inspection."
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