- 38
# - Coleridge, Samuel Taylor.
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Description
- autograph letter signed, to his brother george, during the period when he was attempting to secure an army discharge and settle his debts
expressing relief and gratitude for George's help, enumerating his outstanding debts in Cambridge, and explaining the circumstances by which he still needs another 23 shillings to pay for a month's board and washing which the Workhouse is threatening to present to the Army accounts but for which he was given to understand by the Mistress of the Workhouse there would be no charge
...I begg'd leave to pay her regularly as for my board - She would not hear of it - and told me I was extremely welcome...I accepted her offer, and spent my weekly stipend in the additional comforts, I so much wanted...
3 pages, 4to, address panel, postal marks, Henley, [27 February 1794], minor nicks at one edge, light foxing
...I begg'd leave to pay her regularly as for my board - She would not hear of it - and told me I was extremely welcome...I accepted her offer, and spent my weekly stipend in the additional comforts, I so much wanted...
3 pages, 4to, address panel, postal marks, Henley, [27 February 1794], minor nicks at one edge, light foxing
Literature
Published in the Collected Letters, ed. Griggs, I, 69-70 (No. 37).
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, when appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Written after Coleridge's disastrous decision to enlist in the King's Light Dragoons on 2 December 1793, and when he was negotiating for a discharge. Unofficially facilitated by George Coleridge's payment of 25 guineas, the discharge finally came through, on grounds of insanity, on 10 April 1794. Coleridge's outstanding debts at Cambridge had been among the original reasons for the poet's enlistment.