Leslie, Harriet Honor Stone, 1799–1879, Letter to Charles Robert Leslie, probably 1840s, "Sunday Eve"
- Call Number:
- MSS 15
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Creator:
- Leslie, Harriet Honor Stone, 1799–1879
- Title(s):
- Letter to Charles Robert Leslie
- Date:
- probably 1840s, "Sunday Eve"
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series III: Correspondence
- Part of Collection:
- 1, folder 21
- Provenance:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- Copyright UndeterminedThe collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
- Scope and Content:
- Harriet writes perhaps from the train, noting at the top of her letter that "The rail road is very long and tedious." She says that it is cool on this particular evening. She mentions a "Mrs. Beales & Mrs. M. & the babies" who have recently arrived and remarks on the strength of Mrs. M. She inquires about Harriet and George and hopes that "the girls will...look into the kitchen without appearing to seek for faults." She insists that Robert come down to stay with her, after Mrs. Beales has requested his presence. Harriet hesitates to have the girls join her in town, however, as they are "very particular." She worries about Mary's eye, which bothers her a great deal and seems infected. She closes on a more positive note, commenting on the pleasant weather and the moonlight on the water, which is "quite the color of your black & gold fish."
- Physical Description:
- 4 pages (1 folded leaf) ; 18 x 22 cm. Autograph letter, signed; written in pen and blue/black ink.
- Genre:
- Correspondence , Pictorial works, Albums (Books), Autobiographies, Cut-paper works, Graphite drawings, Pen and ink drawings, Letters, Sketchbooks, and Watercolors (paintings)
- Subject Terms:
- DanceMilitary uniformsPaintersPaintingPainting, BritishPanoramas
- Subject Period:
- 19th century
- Associated Places:
- Great Britain
- Associated People/Groups:
- Leslie, Charles Robert, 1794-1859Leslie, Harriet Honor Stone, 1799-1879
- Finding Aid Title:
- Charles Robert Leslie Collection
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/8.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/1259
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/1259?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1