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Circular Letter
Catalogue reference: 3JBL/25/39
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This record is a file about the Circular Letter dating from 19 Oct 1886.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- 3JBL/25/39
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Title (The name of the record)
- Circular Letter
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Date (When the record was created)
- 19 Oct 1886
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Description (What the record is about)
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Printed copy of abstracts from letters received from Josephine Butler. Issued on Ladies National Association headed paper. Written from Pension Buchegg Muri pres Bern. Writes to excuse her long silence, which has been caused by the very serious illness of her husband (rheumatic fever which has affected his heart).
Federation Business: Asks the Secretaries if they will send round a lithographed letter to all members explaining her situation. Hopes they will help the funds. Urges that they must never give up till they have avenged the wrongs of the Indian and Chinese women as well as others; and she begs that they continue a separate women's organisation for at least a year.
Oct 27 - they managed to move her husband from Muri to Bernerhof.
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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)
- 4087
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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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19 Oct [1886] and a postcript added: Bernehof, Bern 27 Oct [1886].
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/ee0c54e9-2a8e-435e-a7b1-a14a79a6eefe/
Series information
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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Circular Letter