Letter from John E. Acland to Thomas Hardy, 14 November 1911
[Page 1] Capt. Acland M.S. of "The Mayor of Casterbridge"Dorset County Museum
Dorchester
14th Novr 1911
Sir,
On behalf of the Council of Dorset County Museum, I beg to thank you for your valuable gift of your original M.S. of "The Mayor of Casterbridge" which will be submitted to the Council for acceptance at the next meeting.
I remain,
Yours faithfully,
Your gift is even better than I expected, if I may [Page 2] say so, and will be very greatly valued, & safely preserved.
I am looking forward with much pleasure to the play tomorrow night.
I have found out from Rev. W. Miles Barnes, that all the poets M. S. were disposed of after the time of his death.
Yrs very truly
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Summary
Letter from Dorset County Museum's curator John Acland to Thomas Hardy on receipt of MS of The Mayor of Casterbridge, 14 November 1911
Metadata
From
Person
John E. AclandPlace
Date
14 November 1911
To
Person
Thomas HardyPhysical Description
Letter written on cream paper. Pencil library marks on page 2: H.700. The first part of this document is a printed form letter.
Source
Dorset County Museum, H.700
