March 14, 1823 letter from Lady Diana Barham to Mrs. Thomas Haweis
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Title |
March 14, 1823 letter from Lady Diana Barham to Mrs. Thomas Haweis |
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Post Date |
March 14, 1823 |
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Author |
Barham, Lady Diana (1762-1823) |
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Recipient |
[McDowall, Elizabeth "Bessy] Mrs. Thomas Haweis (1778-1855) |
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Date |
1823-03-14 |
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Physical Description |
4 pp. total; 3 pp. text; 1 p. address |
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Dimensions |
37.9 x 23.4 cm |
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Location (Box, Folder) |
Box 1, File 10 |
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Address To |
5 Beaufort Buildings, Bath |
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Country To |
England |
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Address From |
Fairy Hill, [Swansea] |
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Country From |
England |
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Transcriber |
Gareth Lloyd |
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Plain Text Transcription |
From Lady Barham [Diana Noel] at Fairy Hill near Swansea, Glamorganshire, to Mrs [Elizabeth] Haweis at 5 Beaufort Buildings, Bath, Somerset. Elizabeth’s letter found her confined to bed or she would not have been silent for so long. She shares Elizabeth’s sorrows and her friend knows how Diana feels about Elizabeth and her children – may the young ones be spared to brighten Elizabeth’s declining days and may those days be long. She often prays for her friend during the long silent hours of the night – Diana now only has one other old friend left (Elizabeth will remember her from Bath). Diana must not write much more as she is very weak. She intends, God willing, to go to Llandindrod Wells in Powys towards the end of next month, so Elizabeth should not write here at that time. Diana hopes to build a chapel in Llandindrod Wells. Her love should be passed to Elizabeth’s children. (1 sheet, 4p.). |
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Notes |
A memorandum on this letter by Elizabeth Haweis in 1823 states, "Lady Barham's last letter; she died Apr. 13, 1823". This same memo dates the letter March 17, 1820, but Mrs Haweis was in error both as to the day and the year. She had read Lady Barham's "14" as "17". The postmark, however, verifies the correct date as March 14, 1823. |
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Digital Resources Type |
Image |
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Digitization Date |
Digitized: 2012 |
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Digitization Process |
Digitization process: Derivatives resized at 4030 pixels in height or width |
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Digital Publisher |
Bridwell Library, Special Collections; Perkins School of Theology; Southern Methodist University |
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Rights |
Permission to publish materials must be obtained from the Head of Special Collections of the Bridwell Library |
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Decade |
1820-1829 |
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