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BURTON, RICHARD FRANCIS, Sir BURTON, ISABEL, Lady. Autograph Letter Signed. 1890

BURTON, ISABEL, Lady. Autograph Letter Signed "Isabel Burton," to "My Dear Mr. & Mrs. Montgomery," on routine matters. 2 pages, 12mo; adhesive trace along outside of fold. Zurich, 26 July 1890

  • Notes: Written approximately 3 months before Sir Richard''s death: " . . . Richard has not been ill more so than you remember him but some spiteful person put a para[graph] in the English papers that he was ''dying deserted in a London Lodging'' & you have my answer. We had a delightful winter in Africa, Tunis, Algiers . . . "
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