BIB_ID
405705
Accession number
MA 9064.28
Creator
Breadalbane, Alma Imogen Graham, Marchioness of 1854-1932.
Display Date
[1894?] March 11.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1908.
Description
1 item (3 pages) ; 15.2 x 10.0 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.
On mourning stationery engraved with the family crest set inside the crest of the Order of the Garter.
The letter is written from "Harcourt House."
The year is not given, however, Sellars was enrolled at St. Andrews from 1892-1895 and it appears he is well along in his courses. The use of this stationery with the seal of the Order of the Garter indicates it was either 1894 or 1895 as Lord Breadalbane was elected to the Order in 1894.
On mourning stationery engraved with the family crest set inside the crest of the Order of the Garter.
The letter is written from "Harcourt House."
The year is not given, however, Sellars was enrolled at St. Andrews from 1892-1895 and it appears he is well along in his courses. The use of this stationery with the seal of the Order of the Garter indicates it was either 1894 or 1895 as Lord Breadalbane was elected to the Order in 1894.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from William Angus Knight, 1908.
Summary
Commenting on the progress of Sellars; saying "I think the Boy is getting on pretty well - I was seeing him lately & went to call on you & was sorry not to find you at home. I had to get him a Coach as I found being so far back when he started has been a great hindrance to him & he must pass the higher subjects at the end of this session - He is a good worker but he has had a lot of ground to make up."
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