Purchased by J.P. Morgan, Jr., 1925.
1 item (1 page) ; 8.8 x 11.4 cm
Part of a collection that includes manuscripts, letters, and notes in Jane Austen's autograph. The collection also includes letters addressed to Austen by James Stanier Clarke and a steel engraving of Austen. Items in the collection are described in 12 individual records (MA 1034.1-12).
High reserve.
A line at the top reads: "Copy of my Letter to Mr. Clarke, Nov: 15--1815".
Cassandra Austen; by descent to her niece, Cassandra Esten Austen; by descent to her five nieces, Jane, Emma Florence, Frances Cecilia, Edith, and Blanche Frederica Austen; offered for sale by Jane, Emma Florence, and Blanche Frederica Austen through R.W. Chapman in 1925; purchased by J.P. Morgan, Jr., 1925.
Concerning the proper procedure for dedicating Emma to the Prince Regent.