BIB_ID
81116
Accession number
MA 2911.7
Creator
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817, sender.
Credit line
Bequest of Alberta H. Burke, 1975.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 11.2 x 19 cm
Notes
The letter is dated "Thursday"; the exact date is from Le Faye.
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.
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: Countermark: Fragement "(FEL?)LOWS (18)12" on wove paper.
Provenance
Sale (Sotheby's, 16 Dec. 1940); Alberta H. Burke.
Summary
Thanking him for the loan of several volumes; noting that she is leaving town.
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