BIB_ID
448598
Accession number
MA 14551.10
Creator
Gray, John, 1866-1934, sender.
Display Date
London, 1892 October 10
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 item (4 pages) ; 18.8 x 12.1 cm
Notes
Paper embossed with Foreign Office seal.
Provenance
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Summary
Describing the preparations he would need to complete in order to second Robert Sherard in an upcoming duel if needed, which include lying about needing time off from his job to accompany his sister to "Petersbourg" and procuring a passport to make the lie more believable, lying to a woman ["la maitresse"] about cheating on her so she will refuse to see him for at least a few days, and buying the proper clothes.
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