Letter from Emelia Gurney, England, to Mr and Mrs. John W. Field, 1886 October 3 : autograph manuscript signed.

Record ID: 
428579
Accession number: 
MA 23198.15
Author: 
Gurney, Emelia Russell, 1823-1896.
Credit: 
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cremin, 1982.
Description: 
1 item (4 pages) ; 17.8 x 11.5 cm
Notes: 

This letter was acquired with a large collection of letters written to Mr. and Mrs. John W. Field and was previously accessioned MA 3838.

Summary: 

Saying she is thinking of them "...this quiet solitary grey Sunday - The look of quiet waiting on the face of Autumnal Nature;" quoting Victor Hugo and St. Paul and relating a dream she had the previous night of her late husband; discussing God's love for those in times of trouble and sorrow; sending her love.

Provenance: 
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cremin, 1982.