BIB_ID
447052
Accession number
MA 14549.25
Creator
Greenwood, Frederick, 1830-1909, sender.
Display Date
Southland, York, England, 1877 September 1?
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 item (7 pages) ; 17.9 x 11.5 cm
Notes
Dated "Saturday afternoon"; written on paper watermarked 1877; with the date "Sep 3, 1877" transcribed by former owner from postmark; the fact that September 3 fell on a Monday of that year, however, suggests September 1 as the probable date of writing.
Forms part of a collection of letters by English journalist, author, and editor, Frederick Greenwood (1830-1909), and other members of the Greenwood family.
Forms part of a collection of letters by English journalist, author, and editor, Frederick Greenwood (1830-1909), and other members of the Greenwood family.
Inscriptions/Markings
With date "Sep 3, 1877" and other marks and annotations inscribed in pencil by former owner J.W. Robertson Scott.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of J.W. Robertson Scott; bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Summary
Commiserating over the poor weather she has been experiencing; describing the weather in Southland where he is staying, along with his walks in the area, the local scenery, meals at the inn, his daily activities, etc.
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