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Letter from Henrietta Caldwell, Brighton, to Baroness Marie Blaze de Bury, 1859 February 15 : autograph manuscript signed.

BIB_ID
432707
Accession number
MA 14300.92
Creator
Caldwell, Henrietta, 1784-1869, sender.
Display Date
Brighton, England, 1859 February 15.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 item (4 pages) ; 17.5 x 11.2 cm
Notes
Written on black-edged mourning stationery.
Signed "H. Caldwell".
Written from "6 Cannon Place / Brighton".
Henrietta Caldwell's cousin, Charles Andrew Caldwell, died on February 11, 1859.
Provenance
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Summary
Concerning the sudden and distressing death of her cousin, Charles Caldwell; expressing her concern at news of Madame Blaze de Bury's poor health and urging her to not work so hard; noting that the Blaze de Bury's daughter, Yetta, has returned home, and hoping that she has not become vain of her appearance and that she will prove to be a good caretaker to her younger sister; mentioning her own health and struggles with neuralgia.