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a two page letter from Sir William to his daughter Adaline, March 3, 1906

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3 March, 1906

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Box number: 137

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Art

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

2925387

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Sir William Van Horne fonds

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a two page letter from Sir William to his daughter Adaline, March 3, 1906
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Date(s):

3 March, 1906

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 drawing / dessin : pen and black ink. on paper
Support 20.400 x 25.300 cm

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no language

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Support folded twice, which is stationery from the Savoy Hotel in London.

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Artist: Van Horne, William Cornelius, Sir, 1843-1915

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Inscribed. Dated., Inscription: in pen and black ink, recto, u.r.: Saturday / 3rd March 1906 . in pen and black ink, u.l. : my very dear daughter- / We reached this / wet and smoky place / last Monday evening / and immediately picked / up a pain of colds which / are now, happily, almost / gone. Indeed mine only / lasted a day or two / lasted a day or twoo. I have been busy / as possible and we / have had a host of / callers and invitations / without numbers, 7 hrs a day. / I lunched downtown with / Mr. Robert Fleming and then / had a visit with Sir Edward / Cassel, about the biggest / financial man here. And / I had Mr. Robert Ban / and Mr. McClerce to dinner, / Wednesday we dined with Mr. Slade at the Cafe Royal / Thursday at Mr. Flemings / where we met lot of / Lords. Friday with Mr. (?) / grenful (?) with more / Lords including Lord Mountselphen / who is as young as ever. / Today at lunch with Mr / and Mrs Todd and I have...on verso in pen and black ink, u.l.: managed to keep clean / of engagmentsfor tough / as it is to look after / my correspondence and / to arrange my papers. / Tommorrow morning we / go to Mr. Robert Bensons / to see his pictures- / of which he has a noted / collection, mostly old / Nations. Sir Edward / Stacey comes to brunch with us, taking us to / the Wallace collection afterward. / and at 5 oclock we / go to tea at Mrs Humphrey / Ward's and dine at / Lord Mountstephens in the evening. Monday we / are to lunch with

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Architecture

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Private

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1991-175 DAP
00010
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]
Nil

Box [R7719]

[Consultation 90 Open]

137 Item no. assigned by LAC 10

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada
Copyright: Expired

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