BIB_ID
401347
Accession number
MA 8841.12
Creator
Lubbock, John, Sir, 1834-1913.
Display Date
1903 October 2.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1908.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 15.2 x 9.8 cm
Notes
Acquired as part of a large collection of letters addressed to William Angus Knight, Chair of Moral Philosophy at the University of St. Andrews and Wordsworth scholar. Items in the collection have been individually accessioned and cataloged.
Embossed letterhead: "Kingsgate Castle,/ Kingsgate,/ Isle of Thanet." On the left side: "Station, Broadstairs./ Telegrams, St. Peters."
John Lubbock was named to the peerage in 1900 and chose the title "Avebury"; he signs this letter as "Avebury".
Embossed letterhead: "Kingsgate Castle,/ Kingsgate,/ Isle of Thanet." On the left side: "Station, Broadstairs./ Telegrams, St. Peters."
John Lubbock was named to the peerage in 1900 and chose the title "Avebury"; he signs this letter as "Avebury".
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from William Angus Knight, 1908.
Summary
Thanking Knight for his pamphlet; adding "I am afraid however that our views on the fiscal question are very different".
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