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Letter from Lady Jane Shelley to William Allingham, March 8, unknown year

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Title
Letter from Lady Jane Shelley to William Allingham, March 8, unknown year
Creator
Shelley, Lady Jane  
Date
18uu-03-08  
Description
One letter from the wife of Percy Florence Shelley, Lady Jane Shelley to William Allingham inviting Allingham to come and dine with them on Friday and stay through Sunday. She informs him that several people whom she believes he will like will also be staying. Shelley also writes that this is the last time they will be able to see him before they go to town, which she believes will be at the beginning of April. Shelley also writes that it was naughty "Floss," referring to her niece Bessie Florence Gibson, who covered the envelope with dead flies. She writes that Floss has decorated this letter with another sort of bug, referring to a pen and ink drawing of a mosquito, which decorates the top of the letter's first page. She ends her letter informing Allingham that they often eat at 7 or 8.
Extent
1 leaf, 3 pages
Dimensions
20.1 x 25.3 cm.
Language
English
Geographic Subject
Ringwood (Hampshire, England)  
Subject
Shelley, Lady (Jane), 1820-1899  
Genre Subject
Personal Correspondence  
Collection Title
William Allingham Papers
Series
Series 1: Correspondence: Sub-series 2: Correspondence to William Allingham;
Container
Box 3, Folder 30: Shelley, Lady Jane to William Allingham, undated
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Rights Description
This item is in the public domain.
Acquisition Information
Purchased from Ivor L. Poole Ltd., circa 1951-1953
Type
Correspondence  
Identifier
0003_003_030_01
Collection
William Allingham papers, 1846-1920
TitleLetter from Lady Jane Shelley to William Allingham, March 8, unknown year
CreatorShelley, Lady Jane  
Date18uu-03-08  
DescriptionOne letter from the wife of Percy Florence Shelley, Lady Jane Shelley to William Allingham inviting Allingham to come and dine with them on Friday and stay through Sunday. She informs him that several people whom she believes he will like will also be staying. Shelley also writes that this is the last time they will be able to see him before they go to town, which she believes will be at the beginning of April. Shelley also writes that it was naughty "Floss," referring to her niece Bessie Florence Gibson, who covered the envelope with dead flies. She writes that Floss has decorated this letter with another sort of bug, referring to a pen and ink drawing of a mosquito, which decorates the top of the letter's first page. She ends her letter informing Allingham that they often eat at 7 or 8.
Extent1 leaf, 3 pages
Dimensions20.1 x 25.3 cm.
LanguageEnglish
Geographic SubjectRingwood (Hampshire, England)  
SubjectShelley, Lady (Jane), 1820-1899  
Genre SubjectPersonal Correspondence  
Collection TitleWilliam Allingham Papers
SeriesSeries 1: Correspondence: Sub-series 2: Correspondence to William Allingham;
ContainerBox 3, Folder 30: Shelley, Lady Jane to William Allingham, undated
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Rights DescriptionThis item is in the public domain.
Acquisition InformationPurchased from Ivor L. Poole Ltd., circa 1951-1953
TypeCorrespondence  
Identifier0003_003_030_01
CollectionWilliam Allingham papers, 1846-1920

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