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LevelItem
Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)HMLAdd/195
TitlePhotocopy of letter from Harriet Martineau to [Eliza] Bostock, 26 Apr
Extent1 item
Date1866
DescriptionThis letter is in response to one Martineau received from Eliza Bostock [dated 24 Apr 1866; see HM/80] concerning the death of Mrs Elizabeth Jesser Reid. Martineau writes extensively about Mrs Reid, her political and interests and about proposals for projects in her memory. She also writes about the death of her friend Jenny Carlyle. Other subjects mentioned include reports of her failing health and her decision to resign from the Daily News
Access StatusOpen
OriginalsThe original of these letters are held by the Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine, London; ref MS 7307/4

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