Letter to Joseph Moscrop
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943)
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
26 Feb 1942
Materials
Ink, Paper
Measurements
1 sheet (Extent)
Place of origin
Bailey
Collection
Beatrix Potter Gallery, Cumbria
NT 242632.1
Summary
Letter from Beatrix Potter to Joseph Moscrop, shepherd to Beatrix Potter at Troutbeck Park Farm from 1926. Dated 26 February 1942, the letter concerns Joseph's wage; Wages Board set wage for stockmen and others will be difficult for small farmers to pay; economic prospects after the war; the demand for cheap food; agricultural subsidies; Beatrix unable to visit Troutbeck Park because of snow. 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