Letter from Maria Tunno, Manchester, to Charlotte Susannah Raikes, 1819 August 10 : autograph manuscript signed.

Writing ten days before the Peterloo Massacre; recounting their travels and days of sightseeing and visiting many different factories; describing the salt mines, which she and Rosa and Augusta enjoyed free of fear; describing her mother as abstaining from expeditions and resting at a friend's house nearby; describing their travels as a "zig zag" between many castles, caverns, and mines; conveying Rosa's happiness in the company of Charlotte and Francis; confessing that although nothing about their proceedings could be more enjoyable, she is still grieving, and "at the very moment of enjoyment the sting seems to redouble its force, and the irreparable loss we have sustained, the departed spirit of my dear Parent all rushes upon the feeling"; thanking Charlotte Susannah for the maps she sent before they left Devonshire Place; remarking that the change of scenery is aiding their health; hoping to hear from Charlotte Susannah when in Keswick; sending love to the family. Postscript remarking on Henry Hunt: "Pray forgive the hurried scrawl - Hunt arrived here yesterday - there is much talk of riots, but we do not see any appearance of a scene during our stay. Want of employment is, I believe, the great source of misery".