BIB_ID
430492
Accession number
MA 1617.52
Creator
Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew), 1860-1937.
Display Date
London, England, 1892?.
Credit line
Purchased as the gift of Edwin J. Beinecke, 1955.
Description
1 item (1 page, with address) ; 18.0 x 11.4 cm + envelope
Notes
This letter is one of 45 letters from J. M. Barrie to W. E. Henley (MA 1617.11-55) and part of large collection of manuscripts and letters written by and to William Ernest Henley.
The return address is "Telegraphic address Walker London."
Address panel: "To My Girl."
This appears to relate to the previous letter in the collection, MA 1617.51, in which Barrie says he is returning gifts and refers to the postage stamp they licked together which is likely the postage stamp on this letter.
This letter is undated but it appears likely to have been written at the end of 1892 along with MA 1617.51, which is dated December 29, 1892.
This letter is housed in an envelope with "Document to / Madge Henley" written on the front of the envelope in an unknown hand.
The return address is "Telegraphic address Walker London."
Address panel: "To My Girl."
This appears to relate to the previous letter in the collection, MA 1617.51, in which Barrie says he is returning gifts and refers to the postage stamp they licked together which is likely the postage stamp on this letter.
This letter is undated but it appears likely to have been written at the end of 1892 along with MA 1617.51, which is dated December 29, 1892.
This letter is housed in an envelope with "Document to / Madge Henley" written on the front of the envelope in an unknown hand.
Provenance
Purchased as the gift of Edwin J. Beinecke, 1955.
Summary
Listing eight items he is returning to her, with a note at the bottom: "The whole won by skill of the donor in one day at the Waverley Market Carnival." The items include "1 Gold Locket & Ditto chain / 1 Cambric Handkerchief, richly embroidered / 1 Infernal Machine / 1 Purse (with sovereigns) / 1 Mandarin with umbrella / 1 Pipe beautifully carved / 1 Cigarette enamelled / 1 Nose, 2nd quality."
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