COLLECTION NAME:
Elizabeth Gaskell Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL050485dc
Reference Number:
Acc. 2000/008/2
Image Title:
Page of letter
Series Title:
Letters to Barbara Fergusson
Parent Work Title:
Letter from Elizabeth Gaskell to Barbara Fergusson
Creator:
Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1846-02-23
Page/Sheet:
4
Image Sequence Number:
003
Description:
Letter to Barbara Fergusson from Elizabeth Gaskell. Fergusson was the nurse, and later governess, of Gaskell's eldest two daughters, Marianne and Meta. This is a very chatty letter, full of information regarding friends, family and acquaintances. This side holds the address "Upper Rumford St, Oxford Road, Manchester".
Language Code:
eng-GB
Language:
English
Subject:
Letters
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Correspondence
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England: Cheshire: Knutsford
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
People Covered:
Fergusson, Barbara
People Covered:
Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865
Provenance:
Gaskell Society
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
Gaskell Society (owners)
Notes:
The Gaskell-Fergusson letters are the property of the Gaskell Society and are on deposit in the John Rylands University Library.
JRL050485dc
