BIB_ID
287429
Accession number
MA 3154.28
Creator
Collins, William, 1788-1847.
Display Date
[18]32 Sept. 8.
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Purchased on the Fellows Fund, 1970.
Description
1 item (3 1/4 p.) ; 18.6 cm + envelope
Notes
Envelope with seal and postmarks, and addressed to "Mrs Collins / 30 Porchester Terrace / Bayswater / London."
Lower 4 cm of second sheet, which included the signature, is cut away.
Part of a collection of 80 letters from William Collins to his wife Harriet Geddes Collins and 35 letters primarily to William Collins from various friends and acquaintances. Items in this collection are described in individual records (MA 3154.1-115).
Watermark: J WHATMAN / 1832 (letter and envelope).
Lower 4 cm of second sheet, which included the signature, is cut away.
Part of a collection of 80 letters from William Collins to his wife Harriet Geddes Collins and 35 letters primarily to William Collins from various friends and acquaintances. Items in this collection are described in individual records (MA 3154.1-115).
Watermark: J WHATMAN / 1832 (letter and envelope).
Summary
Describing the hope of his host, W. Marshall, and the setting. Discussing the poetry of Julia Marshall and quoting a poem by her. Referencing Cowper. Noting that his travel plans are still uncertain.
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