Autograph letter signed : Wigtown, to John James Ruskin, 1838 Feb. 21.
Address panel with postmark and addressed to "J.J. Ruskin, Esq. / Messrs Ruskin Telford & Domecq / 7 Billiter Street / London; the address has been crossed through and "Post Office / Darlington" overwritten.
Part of a collection of letters, many of which were written by Ruskin's grandmother to his mother and father, or by John James Ruskin, James Tweddale, and other members of the family to one another. Collection also includes the indenture of Ruskin's grandfather (MA 7791.1, dated 1776), and a pedigree of the Ruskin family compiled by W. G. Collingwood.. Items in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
This collection was part of Helen Gill Viljoen's large bequest of John Ruskin-related material (formerly MA 3451).
Responding to a request from John James Ruskin to write a "history of your Family Tree", this letter gives a detailed account of the family starting with Mr. Tweddale's mother and Mr. Ruskin's grandmother's father, Captain Adair.