Autograph letter signed : Godmersham, to Cassandra Austen, 1813 Oct. 11-12.

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Autograph letter signed : Godmersham, to Cassandra Austen, 1813 Oct. 11-12.

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Describing a dinner party; lamenting the stormy weather for outdoor events like the Basingstoke Races and "Weyhill week"; mentioning various visitors and others they are expecting to visit; discussing her nephews; giving her opinion of Mary Brunton's Self control and saying she will read Southey's Life of Nelson if her brother Frank is mentioned in it; responding to queries and comments in her sister's last letter.

1 item (4 p.) ; 22.8 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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