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Autograph letter signed : Paris, to his mother, 1868 Oct. 7.

BIB_ID
344196
Accession number
MA 2231.4
Creator
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900.
Display Date
1868 Oct. 7.
Credit line
Gift of Norman H. Strouse, 1962.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 20.7 cm
Notes
Part of a collection of nine letters of Ruskin to his mother; see related collection-level record for more information.
Provenance
Gift of Norman H. Strouse, 1962.
Summary
Discussing his difficulty in answering correspondence when he is suffering "the extinction of every feeling which politeness and gratitude would render it desirable to express," but noting that he is "getting great good from my journey to Paris" and mentioning a meeting with Longfellow.