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Dante Gabriel Rossetti letter to William Houghton Clabburn, 1864 December 9?

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Call Number: MSS 31

Scope and Contents

"My [letterhead and salutation removed] I have sent your cheque to Legros telling him to sign a receipt. I enclose his & forward it to you -- also telling him what you say. Excuse haste & believe me,

Very truly yours

DG Rossetti"

Dates

  • 1864 December 9?

Creator

Physical Description

1 folded sheet (1 page) : autograph letter signed ; 18 x 23 cm, folded to 18 x 12 cm

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

The materials are open for research.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

General

Letterhead excised. The letter is undated. The content of the letter suggests that it followed the letter of 1864 December 4 (folder 6) -- in which Rossetti proposes to arrange for the purchase of Legros's La mort de Saint François. The letter may correspond to the envelope in the present collection postmarked 1864 December 9.

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