Leslie, Harriet Jane, 1828–1864, Letter to Robert Charles and Charles Robert Leslie, with additional note from Bradford Leslie to R.C. Leslie, circa 1835-45
- Call Number:
- MSS 15
- Holdings:
- Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
- Creator:
- Leslie, Harriet Jane, 1828–1864
- Title(s):
- Letter to Robert Charles and Charles Robert Leslie, with additional note from Bradford Leslie to R.C. Leslie
- Date:
- circa 1835-45
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series III: Correspondence
- Part of Collection:
- 1, folder 8
- Provenance:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- Copyright UndeterminedThe collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
- Scope and Content:
- On the first page of this letter, Harriet writes to tell her brother Robert about a ship, a "large East India man [sic] came into Portsmouth yesterday." Knowing of Robert's interest in ships, she provides details on the vessel, which is called, "The Prince of Walse [sic]" and is "frigate built." She goes on to write to her father on the following pages of the letter. Mary, who seems to be staying with her mother and siblings, relays a message telling her father that "Mr. Waters...is to clean the chicken house..." along with select other chores. She reports that their piano has arrived and that they will not have to overhear the demolition of a local church, which will happen in six weeks' time. She says that a Mr. Wallis will pilot the "Prince of Wales" ship that she has mentioned to Robert. Harriet reports on Mary and George's sketching and asks her father to "send Macbeth for me" along with another book. She comments on the Wallises' plums before closing. Bradford Leslie pens a small note on the last page, asking his brother Robert to send "my schooner...and also a piece of wood to make her spars..."
- Physical Description:
- 4 pages (1 folded leaf) ; 18.2 x 23 cm. Autograph letter, signed; written in pen and brown/black ink.
- Genre:
- Correspondence , Pictorial works, Albums (Books), Autobiographies, Cut-paper works, Graphite drawings, Pen and ink drawings, Letters, Sketchbooks, and Watercolors (paintings)
- Subject Terms:
- DanceMilitary uniformsPaintersPaintingPainting, BritishPanoramas
- Subject Period:
- 19th century
- Associated Places:
- Great Britain
- Associated People/Groups:
- Leslie, Charles Robert, 1794-1859Leslie, Harriet Jane, 1828-1864Leslie, Robert Charles, 1826-
- Finding Aid Title:
- Charles Robert Leslie Collection
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/8.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/1245
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/1245?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1