Autograph letter signed : Abetone, to "Mia amata Figlia" [Joan Severn], 1887 Aug. 13.

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Autograph letter signed : Abetone, to "Mia amata Figlia" [Joan Severn], 1887 Aug. 13.

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Describing the local hunt for robbers and the recent robbery of a poor merchant. Also concerning the health of Swett's "Figlio," John Ruskin, noting that she "shall feel no anxiety as long as [Severn] and [Ruskin] are together" and that Severn has "been a very pelican to him, and spent [her] very life in taking care of him." Mentioning that the Alexanders intend to travel with the Belmonts for safety when they leave Abetone.

1 item (6 p.) ; 15.4 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Swett, Lucia Gray

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