Autograph Letter signed MR Mitford to Mrs. John Hughes, of Donnington Priory, Berkshire, thanking her and Mr. Hughes for their kindness to her father

by Mary Russell Mitford

$500 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller · No longer available

3pp. in ink, on single folded sheet. 1 vols. 12mo. Mounted to larger sheet. Item #217142 A hearfelt and touching letter to the mother of the author of TOM JONES SCHOOL DAYS, thanking her and Mr. Hughes for their kindness to her father. George Mitford was a profligate gambler whose habits had reduced his family to poverty. According to the DNB, the elder Mitford's many failings never succeeded in alienating the affections of his wife and

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