Peel, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Viscount Peel, 26 July 1903
Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed from Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel, to Mary Lyell, Dover, 26 July 1903: “Your kind letter from Rheinis has reached me and I am glad to tell you that ‘Davie’ is delightful – full of health and spirits and of strong individual character. Beyond a temporary ailment attributed to a sunstroke – he makes speak progress and begins to show attachments. I hope you are better and able to prolong your stay abroad without fear of an impending general election. Next year may bring one – but really prophecies are vain – considering that a few weeks ago – no one predicted nor could have foreseen the present condition of excitement and political disturbance [...]”.
Dates
- Creation: 26 July 1903
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Full Extent
1 letter
Full Extent
1 photograph ; 104 x 149 mm
Physical Description
8vo. 2 pp. on bifolium. Includes a photographic portrait (104 x 149 mm) with original silk-paper wrappers. On headed stationery of the “Hotel Burlington”.
Subject
- Lyell, Lady Mary, 1808-1873 (nee Horner) (Recipient, Person)
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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