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Collection of autograph letters signed from Jane and Cassandra Austen : London, Chawton, etc., to various recipients, [1804-1817].

BIB_ID
297030
Accession number
MA 2911.1-12
Creator
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817.
Display Date
[1804-1817].
Credit line
Bequest of Alberta H. Burke, 1975.
Description
12 items (37 p.), unbound ; size varies
Notes
High reserve.
Many letters include addresses, seals, and postmarks.
Provenance
Provenance varies by item; please see individual records.
Summary
This collection includes 8 autograph letters signed from Jane Austen to the following recipients: Cassandra Austen (MA 2911.1, 4-6); Martha Lloyd (MA 2911.3); Charles Thomas Haden (MA 2911.7); the Countess of Morley (MA 2911.8); and Anne Sharp (MA 2911.9). It also includes 2 autograph letters signed from Cassandra Austen to Fanny Knight (MA 2911.10) and Anne Sharp (MA 2911.11); a memorandum about expenses in Jane Austen's hand (MA 2911.2); and a memorandum about the composition dates of Jane Austen's novels in Cassandra Austen's hand (MA 2911.12). Items in the collection are described in 12 individual records (MA 2911.1-12).