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Total number of records: 28

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SubjectCount
letter writing28
gift giving9
poetry8
publishing4
family2
health2
music2
books1
budget contributions1
death1

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
London, United Kingdom15
Genoa, Italy5
Manchester, United Kingdom4
Plymouth, United Kingdom2
Beckenham, United Kingdom1
Birmingham, United Kingdom1
Exeter, United Kingdom1
Morpeth, United Kingdom1
Oxford, United Kingdom1
Richmond, United Kingdom1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria28
Holsworth, G.2
Jerrold, Douglas William2
Christie, Alexander1
Collier, John Payne1
Dalby, John Watson1
Dawson, George1
Dennel, Charles F.1
Flower, C.1
Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn1

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From 17001
From 180027

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Up to 19991

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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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Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria

1850-1852

Two handwritten letters from Elizabeth Gaskell to Mary Cowden Clarke. The letter of 1852 is incomplete.

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Hutchinson, Thomas to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria

22 Jun 1894

Handwritten letter from Thomas Hutchinson to Mary Cowden Clarke, wishing Cowden Clarke a happy 85th birthday in verse.

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Christie, Alexander to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria

1848-1851

Handwritten letters and ink sketches from Alexander Christie to Mary Victoria Cowden Clarke.

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Tucker, J.T. to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria

4 Jan 1848

Handwritten letter from J.T. Tucker to Mary Cowden Clarke, thanking Cowden Clarke for the present and praising her book.

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Smith, Charles William to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria

10 Jan 1848

Handwritten letter from Charles William Smith to Mary Cowden Clarke, thanking Cowden Clarke for her book on Shakespeare's proverbs and praising the utility of her work.

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Flower, Charles Edward to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria

6 Jan [no year]

Handwritten letter from Charles Edward Flower to Mary Cowden Clarke, in which he apologises for not writing sooner as a result of his travels and ill health. The letter is written on blue mourning pap...

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Meadows, Joseph Kenny to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria

5 May 1851

Handwritten letter on mourning paper from the illustrator Joseph Kenny Meadows to Mary Cowden Clarke, apologising for the delay in his reply to her letter and thanking her for the copy of her book 'Th...

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Wightwick, George to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria

1845-1848

Four handwritten letters from George Wightwick to Mary Cowden Clarke, mentioning the reception and content of his play 'Richard the First' and providing an ink sketch self-portrait presenting himself ...

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Wills, William Henry, Baron Winterstoke to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria

11 Mar 1867

Handwritten letter from William Henry Wills to Mary Cowden Clarke, enclosing a cheque for a poem which appeared in the December 1866 edition of All the Year Round.

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Zimmern, Helen to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria

18 Nov 1883

Handwritten letter from the author Helen Zimmern to Mary Cowden Clarke, presenting her with a copy of her book 'Maria Edgeworth' in memory to their time together. Inserted into Helen Zimmern's book 'M...

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Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria to Holsworth, G.

16 May 1868

Handwritten draft of a letter from Mary Cowden Clarke to G. Holdworth of the journal All the Year Round, thanking him for the cheque for eight guineas as payment for her verse story 'The Yule Log' and...

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