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Total number of records: 62

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection51
Maurice de Sausmarez Archive11
Brotherton Collection2

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
gift giving62
letter writing62
books8
poetry6
publishing6
drawing5
european literature3
family3
literature3
art education2

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
London, United Kingdom24
Genoa, Italy6
Manchester, United Kingdom3
Nice, France3
Edinburgh, United Kingdom2
Exeter, United Kingdom2
Maidenhead, United Kingdom2
Rome, Italy2
Chudleigh, United Kingdom1
Colchester, United Kingdom1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria14
Cowden Clarke, Charles9
Hunt, James Henry Leigh3
Clarke, Mary Victoria Cowden2
Novello, (Joseph) Alfred2
Novello, Mary Sabilla2
Novello, Vincent2
Ackroyd, Mr1
Christie, Alexander1
Clarke, Charles Cowden1

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From 180051
From 190011

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 189951
Up to 199911

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Cowden Clarke, Charles and Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria to Hunt, James Henry Leigh

1832-1856

Three handwritten letters from Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke to the poet Leigh Hunt, one in Mary Cowden Clarke's hand. The letter thanks Hunt for the gift of books and fondly recalls the circumstance...

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Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria to Dennel, Charles F.

17 Jan 1852

Copy of a letter from Mary Victoria Cowden Clarke to Charles F. Dennel, noting that Abbott Lawrence had forwarded the testimonial chair from America alongside a letter of appreciation. Cowden Clarke i...

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Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria to Jerrold, Douglas William

21 Feb 1850

Handwritten draft letter from Mary Victoria Cowden Clarke to Douglas William Jerrold, on their mutual friend 'The American Enthusiast', who presented her with a gold pen. She thanks Jerrold for his ki...

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Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria to Jerrold, Douglas William

23 Feb 1850

Handwritten draft letter from Mary Victoria Cowden Clarke to Douglas William Jerrold, enclosing several golden pens and thanking him for the copy of the Chronicle. Her husband Charles Cowden Clarke al...

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Coleridge, Sir John Duke, Baron Coleridge to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria

1879

Two handwritten letters on mourning paper from Sir John Duke Coleridge, Lord Chief justice of England, to Mary Cowden Clarke, enclosing his book for her, noting that there are only 75 copies and menti...

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Collier, John Payne to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria

26 Dec 1847

Handwritten letter from John Payne Collier to Mary Cowden Clarke, thanking her for the Christmas gift of a book. He points out one fault with it: that the quotations are not referenced and he had to r...

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Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria

17 Aug 1850

Handwritten letter from Elizabeth Gaskell to Mary Cowden Clarke, in which Gaskell notes that she requested Cowden Clarke's address to write to her and expresses concern that the books she is sending w...

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Gibbs, William Alfred to Novello, (Joseph) Alfred

c. 1866

Handwritten letter on mourning paper from the manufacturer, inventor and poet William Alfred Gibbs to (Joseph) Alfred Novello, presenting Novello with a gift to mark their longstanding friendship and ...

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Suzanne Beauclerk to Jane de Sausmarez

13 Jul 1971

Handwritten letter from the writer and painter Suzanne Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans, to Jane de Sausmarez, thanking her for sending roses, likely on the occasion of an exhibition.

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Latimer, Thomas to Cowden Clarke, Charles

4 Oct 1848

Handwritten letter from Thomas Latimer at the Western Times Office to Charles Cowden Clarke, thanking him for the copy of 'The Complete Concordance to Shakespeare' by Mary Cowden Clarke and mentioning...

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Lawrence, T.B. to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria

15 Jan 1852

Handwritten letter from T.B. Lawrence to Mary Cowden Clarke, thanking her for the gift of a testimonial chair and acknowledging her letter to Robert Balmanno on behalf of Abbott Lawrence, to be forwar...

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Macready, William Charles to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria

1847-1852

Two handwritten letters from William Charles Macready to Mary Cowden Clarke. The letter dated 28 December 1847 thanks Cowden Clarke for the proverbs by Shakespeare. The letter dated 30 December 1852 i...

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