BIB_ID
368620
Accession number
MA 432.33
Creator
Scott, Walter, 1771-1832.
Display Date
"Wednesday" [1819 July 14].
Credit line
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan before 1913.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 20.3 cm
Notes
Date is based on the contents of the letter; Scott's son Walter set sail for London on July 16, 1819.
Part of a collection of letters from Sir Walter Scott, members of his family, and his biographer, John Gibson Lockhart. Items are described in individual records; see MA 432 for more details.
Part of a collection of letters from Sir Walter Scott, members of his family, and his biographer, John Gibson Lockhart. Items are described in individual records; see MA 432 for more details.
Summary
Telling him that the letter will be delivered by his son, "Soldier Walter," who "now observes the name in good earnest being a [colonel] in 18th Hussars"; noting that they are all "grave folks" because of Walter's absence; discussing various items Terry is helping him order for the house; hoping Mrs. Terry and Walter's namesake are "quite well."
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