Record ID:
359752
Accession number:
MA 826.14
Credit:
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1908.
Description:
1 item (4 p., with address) ; 19 cm
Notes:
With trace of a seal.
Part of a collection of letters from Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, to Henrietta Frances Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough. Letters are described in individual records; see MA 826 for more information.
Summary:
Noting that the loss of her husband "deadens the heart to enjoyment, & life, & everything"; commenting on the"heavenly" weather and a visit from the Prince Regent [George IV]; discussing shared acquaintances.
Provenance:
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson, 1908.
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