Detail View: Elizabeth Gaskell Collection: JRL050484dc
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Image Number:
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JRL050484dc
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Reference Number:
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Acc. 2000/008/2
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Image Title:
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Page of letter
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Series Title:
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Letters to Barbara Fergusson
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Parent Work Title:
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Letter from Elizabeth Gaskell to Barbara Fergusson
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Creator:
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Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Date Created:
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1846-02-23
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Page/Sheet:
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2-3
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Description:
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Letter to Barbara Fergusson from Elizabeth Gaskell. Fergusson was the nurse, and later governess, of Gaskell's eldest two daughters, Marianne and Meta. This is a very chatty letter, full of information regarding friends, family and acquaintances.
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Language Code:
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eng-GB
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Language:
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English
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Subject:
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Letters
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Correspondence
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Paper
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Creation Site:
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England: Cheshire: Knutsford
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Time Period Covered:
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19th Century CE
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People Covered:
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Fergusson, Barbara
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People Covered:
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Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865
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Provenance:
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Gaskell Society
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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Gaskell Society (owners)
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Notes:
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The Gaskell-Fergusson letters are the property of the Gaskell Society and are on deposit in the John Rylands University Library.
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