On Capt. Foote's marriage with Miss Patten : autograph manuscript of a brief poem, undated.

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Record ID: 
81836
Accession number: 
MA 1034.3
Author: 
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817.
Credit: 
Purchased by J.P. Morgan, Jr., 1925.
Description: 
1 item (1 p.) ; 50 x 115 mm
Notes: 

The poem may be written by Austen's uncle, James Leigh Perrot. Cf. Notes & Queries (London, Dec. 17, 1898, p. 494).
According to earlier catalog records this marriage took place in 1803.
Four lines.
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.