BIB_ID
410385
Accession number
MA 9397.5
Creator
Cochran-Patrick, Robert William, 1842-1897.
Display Date
1888 March 23.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1908.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 18.0 x 11.2 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 stationery engraved "Dover House, / Whitehall, S.W." and embossed with the seal of the Secretary for Scotland.
Cochran-Patrick was appointed Permanent Under-Secretary for Scotland in December 1887 and served until his retirement in 1892.
Written on stationery engraved "Dover House, / Whitehall, S.W." and embossed with the seal of the Secretary for Scotland.
Cochran-Patrick was appointed Permanent Under-Secretary for Scotland in December 1887 and served until his retirement in 1892.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from William Angus Knight, 1908.
Summary
Apologizing for taking so long to reply to his letters; saying he is not sure he can get away but if he is able to get to St. Andrews he will stay with him Tuesday night.
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