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TCG Letter #2713


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Mabel Day*
Date
23 April 1949
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Unknown
Tolkien sends apologies for not attending a meeting of the Early English Text Society Committee.
Notes
*we assume this is addressed to Mabel Day, but that detail is not given in Chronology and we have not seen the letter.
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