BIB_ID
428708
Accession number
MA 14286.47
Creator
Knox, Maria, 1795-1822, sender.
Display Date
Nasirabad, India, 1821 September 15.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 item (3 pages) ; 22.4 x 18.3 cm
Notes
Address panel: Mrs. Butler / Barrackpore / 15th September.
Forms part of a collection (MA 14286.1-66) of letters written by Maria Knox to her mother, Mrs. Harriet Butler.
Forms part of a collection (MA 14286.1-66) of letters written by Maria Knox to her mother, Mrs. Harriet Butler.
Provenance
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Summary
Responding to her mother's letter notifying her that she will be returning to Nasirabad to be with her in her pregnancy and ill health. Commenting that regarding her health, "the issue is not in Mortal hands." Reporting that Alexander has sent 200 rupees to her mother through a colleague in Calcutta and telling her where to collect additional money owed to him to pay for her journey. Asking for supplies from Calcutta, particularly a black lace dress. Reporting on the people who have cared for her.
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