Letters from Maria Edgeworth and Frances Edgeworth to Harriet Douglas Cruger, New York,
1827-1849.
Letters from Maria Edgeworth to Harriet Douglas Cruger of New York. Correspondence relates to Harriet Douglas Cruger's marriage and her attempt to raise money in the United States for the Relief of the Irish Peasantry during the Famine and Edgeworth's hope that some money can be channelled to Edgeworthstown. Edgeworth also writes about American life, mutual friends, and her enjoyment of Lockhart's 'Life of Scott' [Sir Walter Scott]. Includes three letters from Maria Edgeworth's stepmother Frances Anne Edgeworth née Beaufort to Harriet Douglas Cruger.
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| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Notes: | Letters written from Edgesworthtown. Three have integral address leaves and seals. Physical description: 1 folder (13 items). more |
| Arrangement: | Fonds |
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Circular copy of correspondence between Harriet Douglas Cruger (8 Feb. 1847) and Maria Edgeworth (30 May 1847) regarding the Ladies of America's subscription to the Relief of the Ireland Association,
[1849].
| In Collection: | Letters from Maria Edgeworth and Frances Edgeworth to Harriet Douglas Cruger, New York, 1827-1849. |
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| Description: | References to Harriet Douglas Cruger's attempt to raise money in the United States for the Relief of the Irish Peasantry during the Famine and Maria Edgeworth's hope that some money can be channelled to Edgeworthstown. |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 1 item (2 pages). |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Call Number: |
MS 18,995/11
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |