BIB_ID
406416
Accession number
MA 9110.13
Creator
Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount, 1838-1922.
Display Date
1899 June 22.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1908.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 8.9 x 11.3 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.
Written on a postcard embossed with the seal of the House of Commons.
It is likely he is referring to Samuel Clemens who was invited to lunch with Professor Knight on Tuesday, June 20th (see MA 9110.10). Clemens was staying at the Prince of Wales Hotel in June 1899.
Written on a postcard embossed with the seal of the House of Commons.
It is likely he is referring to Samuel Clemens who was invited to lunch with Professor Knight on Tuesday, June 20th (see MA 9110.10). Clemens was staying at the Prince of Wales Hotel in June 1899.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from William Angus Knight, 1908.
Summary
Agreeing "Yes, he is an interesting man, as unlike others in his [illegible] as in his humour. He is staying at the Prince of Wales Hotel."
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