Beatrix Potter Autograph Letter Signed with Her Married Name "H.B. Heelis." Two pages, front and back, 7" x 8.75", Castle Cottage, Sawry in Ambleside; September 26, 1934. Potter writes to a Mr. Rawe, regarding property repairs and also borrowing a sled. It reads in part: "...have you any one who repairs the roads? There is a very wet place and it is going to damage the field...I have written to the Quarry Co. about a bill; and about some stone lately supplied...It is rather a pity to see unsuitable material. There were some large slates, with cracks in them. I do not like the streaked slate. There are some good heavy slates lying on an old bank...I don't think what is coming now is suitable for...old roofs...I think it is better to say so...I have to confess I have borrowed a sled. It was lying near Tilberthwaite cottages, I thought it belonged to the copper mines, but Mr. Warren says not. There are two others, rotting, the iron work is good..." Helen Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) was an English writer and illustrator, best known for her children's books such as The Tale of Peter Rabbit, The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, and The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle. She married William Heelis in 1913 at the age of 47. Condition: Flattened folds with separations starting at edges of folds. Some areas of soiling. Light toning. HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved