Untitled
Category
Ephemera
Date
Unknown
Materials
Photographic paper and paper
Measurements
56 x 85 mm; 105 mm (Height); 177 mm (Width); 61 mm (Height); 90 mm (Width); 113 mm (Height); 184 mm (Width)
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 27411.104
Summary
Top left a sepia photograph of gentleman with arms folded. Bottom left a letter on single sheet to; My dear Principal. Top right a sepia photograph of gentleman. Bottom right a letter from Pashley, JR Rigaud, Lord Shaftesbury? about receipt of book.
Full description
Top left a sepia photograph of gentleman with arms folded. Lower left a letter on single sheet. Small embossed crest at top. My dear Principal(?) I believe Mr Miller(?) to be perfectly respectable, totally honest, & a little quaint,/ [--] tells(?) from(?) his story & show from(?) his books. The Bp. of Edinburgh can tell you more of him than I can. Most truly yours [-----] Maken(?) Indecipherable note at bottom. Top right a sepia photograph of gentleman. Lower right a letter on folded sheet, Embossed circular crest on top left. April 21 1842 Dear Sir I am pleased with [---] a very handsome addition to my Library, & I shall endeavour to read it, this, judging from the look of the letter – press, without much hope of understanding it . You may be assured that the respect and affection I entertain for your father would induce me to make any effort in any form to save his son. Pray tell me the precise mode in which you desire any little assistance that I might be able to render you. Yours faithfully Pashley(?) J. R. Rigaud Esq.? In pencil underneath written in different hand; Lord Shaftesbury.
Provenance
Purchase from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.