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Letter from Bessie Parkes to Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon, addressed from La Celle, 1874-08-31

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Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCPP Parkes 5/137

Scope and Contents

Bessie comments on the life and autobiography of John Stuart Mill. She says politics here [in France] are no good and she can’t see a new order appearing. She has written to M[ary] M[erryweather] to encourage her to leave Liverpool for work in London. One page, together with two typescript pages comprising a transcript of most of this letter and also of most of GCPP Parkes 137a.

Dates

  • Creation: 1874-08-31

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The letter is fragile and is stored in a polyester envelope for protection.

Extent

2 item(s) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Originator(s)

Parkes, Bessie Rayner

Finding aid date

2001-10-16 10:21:26+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Girton College Archive Repository

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