Autograph letter signed : Chawton, to Cassandra Austen, 1811 June 6.

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Autograph letter signed : Chawton, to Cassandra Austen, 1811 June 6.

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Settling plans and dates for Cassandra and Martha's trips to Chawton; mentioning people who have visited her and the invitations she has sent; commenting on the Wedgwood dishes that have arrived; detailing what fruits and vegetables are ripe in the garden; noting that her mother and neighbors are buying mourning "against the King's death."

1 item (4 p.) ; 22.8 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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