BIB_ID
424031
Accession number
MA 22909.3
Creator
Finlay, Robert, Sir, 1842-1929.
Display Date
London, England, 1888 January 20.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1908.
Description
1 item (4 pages) ; 17.8 x 11.3 cm
Notes
Written on mourning stationery from "4, Temple Gardens, / E.C." engraved with the address.
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.
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.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from William Angus Knight, 1908.
Summary
Concerning letters in support of Finlay's nomination; saying that he understands that the process is "...now complete. I shall appreciate very highly the distinguished honour you have confirmed upon me. I hope you are by this time better & will soon be quite well."
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