GCPP Parkes 6/75
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Letter from [Bessie Parkes] to Polly [Mary Merryweather], addressed from Boscombe, 1858-03-13
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Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCPP Parkes 6/75
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Bessie is longing to see Mary. She had a long cold journey to Boscombe yesterday, reading George Sand's 'Valentine' on the way. On the omnibus into Christchurch a soldier was boasting about his drinking exploits. She finds Lady Shelley better than she was. Printing [of the English Woman's Journal] will begin again when she gets back to London. She likes most but not all of the article written by Max [Matilda Hays] on the British soldier. Bessie will be in London again by Tuesday and hopes to...
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1858-03-13