Thomas Gray to Mary Antrobus (<hi rend="it">after</hi> 3 May 1759) Alexander Huber Editor Thomas Gray Archive
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"[Note of 4 1/2 lines, 4to, undated and unsigned, saying he expects her to dinner on Saturday unless he hears by the Penny Post. Sold at Sotheby's, 8 July 1915 (Lot 383); present whereabouts unknown [see below for updated information]. The name of addressee and date are conjectural. On 3 May Gray had written to Mary Antrobus to say how glad he should be to see her in town (see Letter 293 [letters.0338]). The reference to the Penny Post shows that the addressee must have been in London, and it is not unreasonable to suggest that the letter was addressed to Mary Antrobus soon after the letter of 3 May.]" Correspondence of Thomas Gray, 3 vols. Ed. by the late Paget Toynbee and Leonard Whibley, with corrections and additions by H. W. Starr. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1971 [1st ed. 1935], vol. ii, 623-624

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 Digital facsimile [JPEG] and transcript from original letter Correspondence of Thomas Gray, 3 vols. Ed. by the late Paget Toynbee and Leonard Whibley, with corrections and additions by H. W. Starr. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1971 [1st ed. 1935], letter no. 295, vol. ii, 623-624 http://www.e-enlightenment.com/search/letters/print/?printref_sourceedition=graythOU0084&printref_docnumber=295 Gray, Thomas, 1716-1771 London, United Kingdom Antrobus, Mary, b. 1732 London, United Kingdom

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Remember then, I expect you on Saturday to dine, as I said before. therefore if your affairs are any how untoward, let me know by the Penny-post: if I hear nothing, I conclude you will come.

Thursday.