Detail View: Elizabeth Gaskell Collection: JRL050428dc

Image Number: 
JRL050428dc
Reference Number: 
University MSS EL B121 F/2
Image Title: 
Page of letter
Parent Work Title: 
Letters from Patrick Brontë to Elizabeth Gaskell
Creator: 
Brontë, Patrick, 1777-1861
Creator Role: 
Author
Date Created: 
1855-04-05
Page/Sheet: 
1
Description: 
First page of manuscript letter from Rev Patrick Brontë (father of Charlotte) to Elizabeth Gaskell confirming Charlotte's death. The letter is written on mourning paper edged with a black border.
Language Code: 
eng-GB
Language: 
English
Subject: 
Letters
Subject: 
Death
Subject: 
English literature
Category of Material: 
Manuscripts
Sub-Category: 
Correspondence
Technique Used: 
Handwriting
Medium: 
Ink
Support: 
Paper
Creation Site: 
England: West Yorkshire: Bradford: Haworth
Time Period Covered: 
19th Century CE
People Covered: 
Brontë, Patrick, 1777-1861
People Covered: 
Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855
People Covered: 
Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865
Rights Holder - Image: 
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work: 
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights: 
Creative Commons License