Item 7: Letter from George Cruikshank to Captain Marryat, 1835 July 16
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 7
Dates
- Created: 1835 July 16
Creator
- Marryat, Frederick, 1792-1848 (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Letter
Condition Note:
Good. Vinegar smell. Slight tear in left-hand side of letter when open.
Measurements:
7 ⅛ in. x 4 ½ in. (closed); 9 in. x 7 ⅛ in. (open)
Description:
The letter is authored by British caricaturist and book illustrator, George Cruikshank, to British novelist and officer in the Royal Navy, Frederick Marryat, written on July 16, 1835, regards presenting a friend’s work for possible publication in the Metropolitan Magazine. F. Marryat was a current editor of the magazine. The letter also contains a paper company embossing near the top left-hand corner of the paper, legible is London Superfine.
Location:
[London]
Transcription:
[Address/ letter comparisons]
July 16 1835
Dear Marryat
I am requested by a friend of mine (who is now on the continent) to forward the accompanying m[e]s[sage]. to you presuming it might suit the page of the “Metropolitan” and in case it should require alteration he gives full permission to the “Editor” to cut & trim it as much as he pleases.
I remain
Mr Marryat
Yours rightly
[George] Cruikshank
Back: Capt[ain]. Marryat. R.N. — — —
Back: Capt[ain]. Marryat. R.N. — — —
Creator
- Marryat, Frederick, 1792-1848 (Person)
- Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878 (Person)
Repository Details
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