Accession number
PML 146432, leaf 053 (followin
Creator
Stewart, John, 1749-1822.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
With the remains of a wax seal in the margin.
Item bound in following leaf 53 of v. 4 of a set of 4 scrapbooks compiled by William Upcott containing prints and portraits, autographs, manuscripts, facsimiles, ephemera and printed memorabilia, clippings, and original drawings pertaining to the lives of notable persons (see PML 146429-32).
Item bound in following leaf 53 of v. 4 of a set of 4 scrapbooks compiled by William Upcott containing prints and portraits, autographs, manuscripts, facsimiles, ephemera and printed memorabilia, clippings, and original drawings pertaining to the lives of notable persons (see PML 146429-32).
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 24.3 cm
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Complaining of the dullness of "domestic society" and asking his correspondent to use his connections to obtain free access to the theaters and operas that are his sole source of his amusement ("I promise to repay this Obligation by converting the savings which you may procure to both my mind & my purse to the discovery of that good which you & I shall participate in time & eternity.").
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