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Josephine Butler to Mrs Tanner and Miss Priestman
Catalogue reference: 3JBL/25/50
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This record is a file about the Josephine Butler to Mrs Tanner and Miss Priestman dating from 19-20 Dec 1886.
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- 3JBL/25/50
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Title (The name of the record)
- Josephine Butler to Mrs Tanner and Miss Priestman
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Date (When the record was created)
- 19-20 Dec 1886
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Description (What the record is about)
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Manuscript copy of letter. Written from Boulogne (19 Dec) and Grosvenor Hotel, Victoria (20 Dec). Thankful to be bringing her dear husband home alive. 'Through the generosity of kind Emily Ford and friends who have helped her to help us we have also been able to travel home in the depth of winter without risk'. She thinks the next meeting of the LNA they might like to hear some extracts from this letter giving an account of some of the work she was able to do the last month in Switzerland in the Canton de Vaud.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- London University: London School of Economics, The Women's Library
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- 4090
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 item
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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'We are looking forward to seeing that dear little granddaughter who has now lived 3 months in our house without our ever seeing her.' This was the Butlers 1st grandchild born on 23 Sep to Rhoda (nee Bolton) who married Stanley the 2nd son 9 Feb 1886. (See letter of 4 Feb 1886 from JB just before departing for the Continent). Biog: Miss Emily Ford; Rhoda Butler; Miss Estlin; Mrs Budgett; Princess Onahtomsky.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/d3c1b983-0d43-42a3-aa9d-16d0d067434a/
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3JBL/25
Josephine Butler Letters, Jan-Dec 1886
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This record is held at London University: London School of Economics, The Women's Library
Within the fonds: 3JBL
Josephine Butler Letters Collection
Within the series: 3JBL/25
Josephine Butler Letters, Jan-Dec 1886
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Josephine Butler to Mrs Tanner and Miss Priestman