Letter from Bessie Parkes to [Barbara Leigh Smith], addressed from Portsmouth, 1855-09-01
File
Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCPP Parkes 5/76
Scope and Contents
Bessie asks Barbara to address letters to Freshwater, Isle of Wight till further notice. She has enjoyed painting and writing and being in the company of the cats. She talks at length of Ellen Cantelo, a professional artist living in Carisbrooke. Sam [Blackwell] has written her a ‘useless’ letter.
Dates
- Creation: 1855-09-01
Creator
- From the Fonds: Belloc, Elizabeth Rayner, 1829 - 1925 (nee Parkes, campaigner for women's rights and journalist) (Person)
Extent
1 item(s) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Originator(s)
Parkes, Bessie Rayner
Finding aid date
2001-10-15 12:22:13+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Girton College Archive Repository
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The Archivist
Girton College Archive
Huntingdon Road
Cambridge CB3 0JG United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 338897
archive@girton.cam.ac.uk