Letter to Joseph Moscrop
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943)
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
26 Mar 1936
Materials
Ink, Paper
Measurements
1 sheet (Extent)
Place of origin
Newcastleton
Collection
Beatrix Potter Gallery, Cumbria
NT 242615.1
Summary
Letter from Beatrix Potter to Joseph Moscrop, shepherd to Beatrix Potter at Troutbeck Park Farm from 1926. Dated 25 March 1936, the letter concerns date for Joseph's arrival; calves; two ewes found after 18 days in snow; dog Mat has found many snowbound sheep. 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