BIB_ID
453701
Accession number
MA 14565
Creator
Arthur, Prince, Duke of Connaught, 1850-1942, sender.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 item (3 pages) ; 19.8 x 14.6 cm + envelope
Notes
Written on printed letterhead stationery from: Villa "Les Bruyeres" / Saint Jean Cap Ferrat (A.M.) / France.
Stamped and postmarked envelope addressed: Angleterre / The / Lady Patricia Ramsay / Clarence House / St. James's / London / S.W.
Stamped and postmarked envelope addressed: Angleterre / The / Lady Patricia Ramsay / Clarence House / St. James's / London / S.W.
Inscriptions/Markings
Footnote in pencil by former owner on second page.
Provenance
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Summary
A letter addressed to his daughter concerning his recovery from a recent illness, the inclement weather they have been experience, and a lengthy visit from "Aunt Louise"; mentioning "Lady Oxford" (i.e. Margot Asquith) and expressing his distress over "all this trouble aboard the 'Royal Oak'".
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