Letter from Whitley Stokes to William Allingham, December 16, 1887
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| Title | Letter from Whitley Stokes to William Allingham, December 16, 1887 |
| Creator | Stokes, Whitley, 1830-1909 |
| Date | 1887-12-16 |
| Description | One letter from Irish lawyer and Celtic scholar Whitley Stokes to William Allingham thanking Allingham for gifting Stokes a copy of his book "Irish Songs and Poems," which was published in 1887. Stokes expresses his deligh in seeing many of them, in particular "A Girl's Lamentation," which Stokes mentions he has long known by heart. Stokes writes that as he ages and will eventually lose his memory, it is great to have a book to refresh his memory. Stokes also mentions Allingham putting in a loving word regarding Petrie. |
| Extent | 1 leaf, 2 pages |
| Dimensions | 17.8 x 22.6 cm. |
| Language | English |
| Geographic Subject | London (England) |
| Subject | Stokes, Whitley, 1830-1909 |
| Genre Subject | Personal Correspondence |
| Collection Title | William Allingham Papers |
| Series | Series 1: Correspondence: Sub-series 2: Correspondence to William Allingham; |
| Container | Box 3, Folder 40: Stokes, Whitley to William Allingham, 1857-1861, 1886-1887 |
| 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_040_09 |
| Collection | William Allingham papers, 1846-1920 |
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