BIB_ID
80977
Accession number
MA 2911.11
Creator
Austen, Cassandra, 1773-1845, sender.
Credit line
Bequest of Alberta H. Burke, 1975.
Description
1 item (3 pages) ; 18.7 x 22.8 cm (unfolded)
Notes
With black wax seal.
Part of a collection of 8 autograph letters from Jane Austen, 2 autograph letters from Cassandra Austen, a memorandum of accounts in Jane Austen's hand, and a memorandum in Cassandra's hand concerning the dates of composition of Jane Austen's novels. Items in the collection are described in 12 individual records (MA 2911.1-12).
High reserve.
Provenance
Given to Dr. Zechariah Sillar before 1853; by descent to Miss A.L. Sillar; Winifred Bavington; sale (Sotheby's, 8 February 1954); Henry G. and Alberta H. Burke.
Summary
Sending her a lock of Jane Austen's hair, a pair of clasps, and a bodkin.
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