BIB_ID
405652
Accession number
MA 13736.8
Creator
Chorley, Henry Fothergill, 1808-1872.
Display Date
1865 July 14.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 item (4 pages) ; 13.9 x 8.7 cm
Notes
One of a group of 16 letters from Chorley to his future biographer, H.G. Hewlett (see MA 13736.1-16).
Provenance
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Summary
Writing to say that he saw a notice pertaining to Hewlett in the Times and that he would have made inquiries earlier if it hadn't been for the stress of the season; going on to add that he wishes that Hewlett lived closer to him and wondering if they will both continue to reside in their respective locations ("Are you always going to live on that nankeen coloured lawn at Oaklands?-or am I always going to live the cruel life of a penny-a-liner in London?").
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