Record

LevelFile
Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)KWH/B/18/56
TitleAppeal and subscription list for the benefit of Sarah Biffin, artist, born without hands or arms at East Quantoxhead, Somerset
Extent2 items
Date1849
DescriptionPrinted appeal to the public on behalf of Miss Sarah Biffin, dated 27 September 1847, with subscription list of those contributing to the fund to purchase an annuity for her. Information about Biffin's background, her disability and her life as an artist is given. Also attached is a personal handwritten note by Sarah Biffin, living in at Liverpool, dated 2 March 1849.
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