Letter to Mrs. Rives [manuscript, 1892 Aug. 24.

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Letter to Mrs. Rives [manuscript, 1892 Aug. 24.

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Curzon wrties from Montreal to thank Mrs. Rives for her hospitality following a recent visit to Castle Hill. He mentions how fond he is of "Amy" and comments that he thinks constantly of her "charming family circle ... beautiful surroundings ... mingled art, business & pleasure ... [and] grinning negro background" all of which he would like to transport to England.

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Rives, Amélie 1863-1945

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Amélie Rives was born into an aristocratic Virginia family, and exhibited precocious writing talent. As a young writer, she published The Quick or the Dead?, which became a controversial bestseller; modernists derided the naive plot and theme, while traditional romanticists were scandalized by the sensual content. After a short marriage to Virginia lawyer John Armstrong Chanler ended, she met and married exiled Russian painter Prince Pierre Troubetzkoy and led a privileged life in America and E...

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Curzon of Kedleston, George Nathaniel Curzon, Marquess, 1859-1925

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George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859-1925) was a British politician and conservative. He held a number of important government offices at home and in the colonies, including Viceroy of India (1899-1905) and Foreign Secretary (1919-1924). From the guide to the George Curzon Letter, Undated, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) First Marquis Curzon of Kedleston. From the description of Letters, 1895-1925. (...