BIB_ID
429362
Accession number
MA 14286.66
Creator
Carmichael-Smyth, Anne, 1792-1864, sender.
Display Date
Bath, England, 1821 January 1.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 item (4 pages) ; 23.2 x 19 cm
Notes
Address panel: By the first ship / Mrs. Butler / Care of Brigadier Knox / Commanding in / Rajpootana.
No date. The letter was written from England, which dates it after July 5, 1820. A note on the address panel reads "Recd May 9th." Considering that it took about six months for letters from England to reach India, this implies that the letter was probably mailed in the winter of 1820-21.
Forms part of a collection (MA 14286.1-66) of letters written by Maria Knox to her mother, Mrs. Harriet Butler.
No date. The letter was written from England, which dates it after July 5, 1820. A note on the address panel reads "Recd May 9th." Considering that it took about six months for letters from England to reach India, this implies that the letter was probably mailed in the winter of 1820-21.
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
Possibly a fragment. Writing about their travels throughout England. Recalling a concert she attended and commenting on the upcoming presentation of a gift to "the Waterloo Duke." Writing about a visit from the Blair family. Commenting on the Hall family's extravagant spending and financial difficulties. Reporting that "my Billy Man is quite well" (referring to William Makepeace Thackeray). Wondering when she will see Mary (the orphaned daughter of Harriet Graham) and whether Charlotte is married yet, as they are expecting her to marry Mr. Halliday.
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