Letter to Joseph Moscrop
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943)
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
30 Jan 1934
Materials
Ink, Paper
Measurements
92 x 118 mm; 2 sheet (Extent)
Place of origin
Townhead
Collection
Beatrix Potter Gallery, Cumbria
NT 242609
Summary
Letter, with envelope, from Beatrix Potter to Joseph Moscrop, shepherd to Beatrix Potter at Troutbeck Park Farm from 1926. Dated 30 January 1934, the letter concerns the arrival of Joseph; Beatrix's poor health through the winter; Beatrix Potter's dogs, Lassie and Fly; lambing and calving; the selection and purchase of Galloway cattle. 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