Autograph letter signed : Godmersham, to Cassandra Austen, 1808 June 20 and 22.

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Autograph letter signed : Godmersham, to Cassandra Austen, 1808 June 20 and 22.

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Describing a visit to Canterbury to see Harriot Bridges Moore, an acquaintance recently married to the Reverend George Moore, and her little girl; giving details of her brother Edward's plan to visit Hampshire; mentioning an invitation she has received to visit Mrs. Knight and meet Mrs. C. Knatchbull; analyzing whether Harriot's marriage is a happy one; noting the recent illness of most of the children in the house; observing that she is not enjoying Scott's Marmion -- "Ought I to be very much pleased with Marmion? -- as yet I am not"; commenting on a recent elopement between a Mrs. Powlett and Lord Sackville.

1 item (4 p.) ; 22.6 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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