HM to A. Kennicott, probably 1783 April 22
Scope and Content
This collection contains letters written between Hannah More and a variety of correspondents, in addition to other manuscripts (including notebooks and poems) and visual materials. The collection also contains letters that are not addressed to Hannah More, including three letters from members of the Bluestocking Circle. Among the visual materials are engraved portraits of Hannah More and drawings of her home at Barley Wood.
Much of the descriptive information for this collection came from: Women, Morality and Advice Literature: Manuscripts and Rare Printed Works of Hannah More (1745-1833) and Her Circle from the Clark Library, Los Angeles, edited by Patricia Demers, Anne Mellor, and Janice Devereux. Marlborough: Adam Matthew Publications, 2005.
Dates
- Creation: probably 1783 April 22
Language of Material
English
Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Item: 3 Linear Feet (5 boxes)
Physical Description
6 pages, signed H. More. Originally ribbon tied and filed out of sequence with 16 other items. Letter stitched together.
Repository Details
Part of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library Repository