BIB_ID
405709
Accession number
MA 9064.30
Creator
Breadalbane, Alma Imogen Graham, Marchioness of 1854-1932.
Display Date
[1901?] December 16.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1908.
Description
1 item (3 pages) ; 18.3 x 11.7 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 stationery engraved with the family crest.
The year of writing is not given, however she refers to his "patriotic" book he has just published. Professor Knight published "Pro Patria et Regina" in the autumn of 1901 in support of Queen Alexandria's Fund for Soldiers and Sailors.
On stationery engraved with the family crest.
The year of writing is not given, however she refers to his "patriotic" book he has just published. Professor Knight published "Pro Patria et Regina" in the autumn of 1901 in support of Queen Alexandria's Fund for Soldiers and Sailors.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from William Angus Knight, 1908.
Summary
Concerning his new book; saying she has already ordered it, looks forward to reading it and wishes him great success with it; regretting that Breadalbane "...is nowadays not a good enough player to compete in your golf match. He has hardly ever touched a Club since he left St Andrews."
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