J. W. Cross to Mrs. R. Strachey, London, 26 December 1880
Title
J. W. Cross to Mrs. R. Strachey, London, 26 December 1880
Title
J. W. Cross to Mrs. R. Strachey, London, 26 December 1880
Sender
John Walter Cross
Recipient
Mrs. R. Strachey
Date(s)
- 1880-12-26
Place
London
Letter Content
J. W. Cross to Mrs. R. Strachey, London, 26 December 1880
MS: British Museum. Envelope: Mrs. Strachey | Stowey House | Clapham Common | S.W. Postmark: LONDON-S.W | DE 27 | 80. Published: TLS, 16 May 1968, p. 507.
Cheyne Walk, Chelsea | 26 December 1880.
Dear Mrs. Strachey,
In turning over my wife's writing portfolio I found the enclosed. It is the last thing written by her hand on that fatal last Sunday. I fancy she must have been interrupted by Mr. Herbert Spencer's visit. I can scarcely bear to part with it but it belongs to you.
I hope you will come and see me some day soon. She was very fond of you and Lady Colvile. I think the funeral will be on Wednesday at Highgate Cemetery at 'bd past 12 but the holidays intervening make all arrangements difficult. I will have notices inserted in the newspapers as soon as we can fix the day absolutely.
Believe me
Yours sincerely
J. W. Cross.
MS: British Museum. Envelope: Mrs. Strachey | Stowey House | Clapham Common | S.W. Postmark: LONDON-S.W | DE 27 | 80. Published: TLS, 16 May 1968, p. 507.
Cheyne Walk, Chelsea | 26 December 1880.
Dear Mrs. Strachey,
In turning over my wife's writing portfolio I found the enclosed. It is the last thing written by her hand on that fatal last Sunday. I fancy she must have been interrupted by Mr. Herbert Spencer's visit. I can scarcely bear to part with it but it belongs to you.
I hope you will come and see me some day soon. She was very fond of you and Lady Colvile. I think the funeral will be on Wednesday at Highgate Cemetery at 'bd past 12 but the holidays intervening make all arrangements difficult. I will have notices inserted in the newspapers as soon as we can fix the day absolutely.
Believe me
Yours sincerely
J. W. Cross.
Signature
Yours sincerely
Citation
John Walter Cross, J. W. Cross to Mrs. R. Strachey, London, 26 December 1880, Complete George Eliot Letters(2026), George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/95151