1) Letter from CMY to Miss Phillimore, February 21 [no year];
2) letter from CMY to Mrs Gordon, July 10 1892;
3) letter from CMY to Lady Brandreth, January 16 1900;
4) letter from CMY to Emily Davies, July 22 1868 (original and typescript copy) - the letter reads: 'Madam, I am obliged to you for your letter respecting the proposed college for ladies, but as I have decided objections to bringing large masses of girls together, and think that home education under the inspection or encouragement of sensible fathers, or voluntarily continued by the girls themselves is far more valuable both intellectually and morally than any external education I am afraid I cannot assist you. I feel with much regret that female education is deficient but I think the way to meet the evil is by rousing parents to lead their daughters to read, think and converse. All the most superior women I have known have been thus favoured, by home influence and I think that girls in large numbers always hurt one another in manner and tone if in nothing else. Superior women will teach themselves, and inferior women will never learn more than enough for home life. I say this much to show that I do not hold back from the plan without having endeavoured to think it over. Yours truly, C M Yonge'.