Letter to Joseph Moscrop
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943)
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
31 Jan 1933
Materials
Ink, Paper
Measurements
97 x 122 mm; 2 sheets (Extent)
Place of origin
Carlisle
Collection
Beatrix Potter Gallery, Cumbria
NT 242607
Summary
Letter, with envelope, from Beatrix Potter to Joseph Moscrop, shepherd to Beatrix Potter at Troutbeck Park Farm from 1926. Dated 31 January 1933, the letter concerns the health and overwintering of the sheep; the death of Beatrix Potter's mother and 'impertinent' newspaper reports of her affairs; Bright and Cobden, John Bright's character and belief that 'all the world would be converted to free trade'; Beatix Potter's grandfather ('a dull speaker'); trade unions; education. Part of a collection of letters, Beatrix Potter's Lake District Letters to Joseph Moscrop, edited and transcribed by Judy Taylor and published (1988) as 'Beatrix Potter's Farming Friendship, Lake District Letters to Joseph Moscrop 1926-1943'.
Provenance
Purchased from Sotheby's auction 10 July 2001.
Makers and roles
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943), writer Joseph Moscrop (fl.1926-1943), recipient