Reference code
IE CA CP/3/21/23/5
Title
Letter from Thomas Moore
Date(s)
- 3 Mar. [c.1825] (Creation)
Level of description
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Extent and medium
1 p.; manuscript
Name of creator
(24 November 1900-26 July 1970)
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Scope and content
A letter from Thomas Moore, Sloperton cottage, Devizes, Wiltshire. The correspondent is not stated but Moore apologizes for the delay in replying and refers to the ‘illness of my poor little girl’. He later writes ‘I told you before, and in a way that, I rather feared you did not like, how much disposed I am to keep the names of women sacred even from the voice of fame …’.
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
The edge of the letter has some folding and tear marks. Careful handling is required.