| Description | Letter, dated 6 August [18]68 and written from Ambleside, in which she thanks them at considerable length for their kindness and efficiency in sending a parcel containing the first editions of all her works to her friend, Mr Barry Knight. She explains that these books, which have been sent to New York, are destined as a present to Mr Chapman of Staten Island for his library. 'I am not only thankful for the aid, but fully sensible of the zeal & liberality on your part which have distinguished the whole transaction.' |