GE to James Sully, Witley, 19 August 1879
Title
GE to James Sully, Witley, 19 August 1879
Title
GE to James Sully, Witley, 19 August 1879
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
James Sully
Date(s)
- 1879-08-19
Place
Witley
Letter Content
GE to James Sully, Witley, 19 August 1879
MS: University College, London. Envelope: James Sully Esq | care of Prof. Alexander Bain | Aberdeen | N.B. Postmark: GODALMING | C | AU 19 | 79; ABERDEEN | A | AU 21 | 79. Endorsed: on a possible miscarriage of her letter.
The Heights, Witley, | Nr. Godalming.
August 19. 79.
Dear Mr. Sully
Excuse my teasing you, but you are usually so punctual that I cannot help being anxious to know whether my letter addressed to Aberdeen actually reached you. Do not write to say "Yes"; the proofs, when they come, will be satisfactory evidence.
Always yours truly,
M. E. Lewes.
MS: University College, London. Envelope: James Sully Esq | care of Prof. Alexander Bain | Aberdeen | N.B. Postmark: GODALMING | C | AU 19 | 79; ABERDEEN | A | AU 21 | 79. Endorsed: on a possible miscarriage of her letter.
The Heights, Witley, | Nr. Godalming.
August 19. 79.
Dear Mr. Sully
Excuse my teasing you, but you are usually so punctual that I cannot help being anxious to know whether my letter addressed to Aberdeen actually reached you. Do not write to say "Yes"; the proofs, when they come, will be satisfactory evidence.
Always yours truly,
M. E. Lewes.
Signature
M. E. Lewes.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to James Sully, Witley, 19 August 1879, Complete George Eliot Letters(2026), George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://www.georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/92549