Leslie, Mary, 1833–1907, Letter to Charles Robert Leslie, probably 1851 or 1852
- Call Number:
- MSS 15
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Creator:
- Leslie, Mary, 1833–1907
- Title(s):
- Letter to Charles Robert Leslie
- Date:
- probably 1851 or 1852
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series III: Correspondence
- Part of Collection:
- 1, folder 45
- 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:
- Mary writes a short note to thank her father for money that he sent, saying that it was lucky that he addressed it to her and not to Bradford, as he was "at the bridge" and unavailable. As part of a five year apprenticeship to Isambard Brunel, Bradford was working, in 1851 and 1852, an assistant engineer at Chepstow Bridge; it is likely that the mention of him being at the bridge refers to this post. She includes a sketch of "the Castle as it appeared yesterday from Tutshill during the Flower Show." She is glad to hear that C.R. Leslie and his wife are thinking of coming to visit Mary and Bradford and reports that despite the pouring rain, she is still not ready to come home yet.
- Physical Description:
- 4 pages (1 folded leaf) ; 11.2 x 18 cm. Autograph letter, signed; written in pen and brown/black ink and with a watercolor illustration.
- 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, Mary, 1833-1907
- 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/1284
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/1284?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1