Lady Montagu, 1833
Scope and Contents
A letter signed only “D” and addressed to Lady Montagu, written on a single folded sheet of paper. The entire contents of the letter are taken up by the description of a humorous anecdote that the writer indicates was “lately remarked by your Son & Daughter” wherein a lady falls headfirst into a ditch. The letter is illustrated, showing the unfortunate woman and her surprised husband, alongside the caption “a wildly devious morning’s walk…April 9th 1833.” The writer indicates that “Lord Montagu may remember the place when I say it is the gate we went out of at the end of a long stripe on the day we went to Wark Castle” in Northumberland. The Lord and Lady Montagu in question are not immediately identifiable, but may be Henry Montagu-Scott, 2nd Baron Montagu of Boughton (1776-1845) and his wife Jane Margaret Douglas.
Dates
- 1833
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (68 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
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From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
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