Identity area
Reference code
Beaton/A/A1/473
Unique identifier
GB 275 Beaton/A/A1/473
Title
Elizabeth Vere Gascoyne-Cecil. Autograph letter signed to Beaton, from Hatfield.
Date(s)
- 5 March 1972 (Year surmised from content.) (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1p Manuscript paper
Context area
Name of creator
(1897-1982)
Biographical history
Wife of the 5th Marquess of Salisbury.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Thanks Beaton for his sweet letter. In some way the sympathy and affection of friends does help in this "agonising sorrow". It seems cruel that "Bobbety" should have been stricken by this illness, which has no cure. Remembers when Beaton telephoned in the early days of the war. Is "overwhelmed by this bitter grief".