BIB_ID
425496
Accession number
MA 3498.156
Creator
Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837.
Display Date
Boulogne, France, 1834 June 14.
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cremin, 1980.
Description
1 item (4 pages) ; 20.8 x 13.4 cm
Notes
The place of writing from published letter cited below. The year of writing from a penciled notation at the top of the letter.
Provenance
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cremin, 1980.
Summary
Reporting her safe arrival, her sadness at having to leave them all and asking her to tell little Min that she did not forget her birthday; relating news of the stormy weather and expressing her fears for Minney's going on any excursions on the water; relating news of family and friends; commenting that she will likely continue on to Brussels; adding, in a postscript, that Gurwood sends his regards and asking her to tell Lord Yarmouth "...that the Hotel des Bains where I am is one of the cleanest & well furnish'd Hotels I ever was in - I have it quite to myself for there is not a Creature in it - I understand it is avoided by many being reckon'd the most expensive Hotel here & very few people come to it."
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