STANLEY (Lady Augusta, 1822-1876, Daughter of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl Elgin and wife of Arthur P Stanley, 1815-1881, Dean of Westminster, Theological Writer)

Autograph Letter Signed to Miss Dovesdaile (?) saying the “The Dean has much pleasure in sending you the enclosed...”, 1 side 8vo., Deanery, Westminster on headed mourning paper, 13th January

Augusta was brought up in Paris after her father died and later served as lady-in-waiting to Queen Victoria. She met and married Arthur P. Stanley, Dean of Westminster at the home of Mary Elizabeth Mohl in Paris.
Her father, Lord Elgin, was a British nobleman, diplomat, and collector, known primarily for the controversial procurement of marble sculptures (known as the Elgin Marbles) from the Parthenon and other structures on the Acropolis of Athens.

Item Date:  1868

Stock No:  42523      £75

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