Shelfmark
MS 407
Author
Title
Letter from John Bell to Edward Coleridge [manuscript]
Publication, distribution, etc.
London, 24 April 1833.
Physical description
3 p. ; 223 x 185 mm.
Language
Written in English.
Note
Material: paper, mounted on card.
Note
Extent: folded sheet to create 4-page booklet; letter written on the first 3, page 4 glued on card.
Note
Accompanying material: former College Archivist Patrick Strong's transcription and notes, dated January 1975, are in the same file as the letter (2 typed A4 sheets).
Formatted contents note
Contents: Letter concerning Bell's son Matthew returning to Eton. He thanks Coleridge for the care he has taken in looking after him, continuing to discuss Matthew's future, and the intention of sending him to Trinity [College Cambridge]. Full transcription available.
Summary, etc.
Scope and content: ALS from John Bell (1764-1836), barrister and equity lawyer, to an addressee assumed to be Edward Coleridge (1800-1883), Fellow of Eton, based on Eton Entrance Book. Matthew Bell, John's son, entered Eton on 26 April 1830, and later joined Trinity College Cambridge on 6 July 1833. He died in 1903.
Cite as
Eton College, MS 407
Provenance
Origin: sender's address: 20 Bedford Square [London]
Provenance
Provenance: Patrick Strong notes to have required provenance details from the dealer, which are not included in the item's folder.
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B52745