Letter from Washington Irving to S. Austin Allibone
Entry/Object ID
HHV 003.774
Description
Letter from Washington Irving to S. Austin Allibone
Subject
Sunnyside, ivy
Subject Person/Organization
Washington Irving (1783-1859), S. Austin Allibone, Mrs. Jane Renwick
Subject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
Sunnyside, Melrose Abbey, Scotland
Letter Details
Letter Date
May 28, 1859
Transcription
Transcription
Sunnyside May 28 1859
My Dear Sir
The ivy which overruns a part of my house is from Melrose Abbey and was given me by the late Mrs Jane Renwick, (mother of Professor Renwick) who planted it [at the] with her own hands. She was a Scottish lady of uncommon merit and who when in her fifteenth year was celebrated by Burns in one of his songs as "The Blue eyed Lassie" I can promise you nothing con cerning Scott. Indeed I have given to
the public all my recollections of him, and am just now obliged to abstain as much as pos- -sible from the exercise of the pen being as yet imperfectly recovered from a nervous indisposition that has hung about me for some time past
Yours very truly
Washington Irving
S. Austin Allibone Esq.
Washington Irving
May 1859
250-/GAA'88
Washington Irving
Transcriber
Catalina Hannan
Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Former Number
Other Number
W 3433 a
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
8 in
Width
4-15/16 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 8 x 4 15/16 in. (20.3 x 12.5 cm)
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Edges foxed; small vertical tears at top fold creases on both pages; small tears at center fold on both pages, larger on second page; larger hole on back page with brown stain below; some foxing; surface dirt and creasing.
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