Montefiore, Claude, 16 December 1897
Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed from Claude Montefiore to either to Katharine Murray Lyell or her daughter Mary, Portman Square [London], 16 December 1897: “Thank you so much for the book. You call it quite simple, but it seems to me to be very learned and full of knowledge. I will show it to a few friends. I am glad you are really getting better properly. It was a pity you could not come [...] Saturday & today. The girls looked so nice in their fancy dresses & the children today did their Cantata very nicely too [...]”.
Dates
- Creation: 16 December 1897
Creator
- Montefiore, Claude Joseph Goldsmid, 1858-1938 (intellectual founder of Anglo-Liberal Judaism) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Full Extent
1 letter
Full Extent
1 photograph ; 103 x 147 mm
Physical Description
8vo. 2½ pp. on bifolium. Inlcudes a photographic portrait (103 x 147 mm). With stamped address in black and traces of former mounting verso. Cardboard carrier of the portrait with the autograph signature of the photographer Ernest Walter Histed (1862-1947) and printed atelier’s address “42 Baker Street”.
Subject
- Lyell, Katharine Murray, 1817-1915 (nee Horner) (Recipient, Person)
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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