Manuscript
Queen Victoria (1819-1901)
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
1881
Materials
Paper
Measurements
8 x 12 cm
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 941642
Summary
Autograph letter signed from Queen Victoria to Catherine Maria Vaughan, expressing condolences and a sense of loss at the death of Catherine's brother, Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, Dean of Westminster, July 19, 1881. On four sides, one folded sheet, with black borders, headed with Victoria's monogram at Osborne. Together with envelope, also bordered in black, with Queen's monogram on seal; addressed to: Mrs Vaughan Deanery Llandaff.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).
Makers and roles
Queen Victoria (1819-1901), author