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Letters from Bessie Parkes to Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon, 1871 - 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCPP Parkes 5D

Scope and Contents

1870s and 1880s: GCPP Parkes 5/135-138.
The 7 letters in this section were sent variously from France and England. Bessie writes chiefly of life in France, including a letter written during the Franco-Prussian War in 1871; of her children; and of the death of her husband Louis Belloc in 1872.

Dates

  • Creation: 1871 - 1880

Creator

Extent

7 item(s) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Originator(s)

Parkes, Bessie Rayner

Finding aid date

2001-10-15 10:20:26+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Girton College Archive Repository

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