BIB_ID
447270
Accession number
MA 14549.33
Creator
Greenwood, Frederick, 1830-1909, sender.
Display Date
London, England, 1879 June 12
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 item (16 pages) ; 17.7 x 11.3 cm
Notes
Dated "Kensington / Thursday evening"; letter dated with a suggested date of June 13, 1879 by former owner; the fact that June 13 fell on a Friday of that year, however, suggests June 12 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 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
Enclosing a £10 note; mentioning the weather and describing a recent visit to Hertfordshire, where he particularly enjoyed walking and admiring the beauties of the countryside; describing a dinner he attended at Captain Clark's and the tedious conversation he endured on the subject of politics; remarking that the number of invitations he receives is declining, discussing the garden, and asking for more news of herself and her sister Jessie.
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