Letter to Emily
Overview
Ashurst Turner Gilbert (1786-1870), bishop of Chichester, writes to his daughter, Emily, during a visit to the bishop of Winchester while at Farnham Castle (Surrey, England). He shares news of social and local events including a robbery, several deaths, and a planned visit to a London oxygen physician. He ends the letter by writing down four riddles without the answers.
Dates
- Creation: March 3, 1862
Creator
- Gilbert, Ashurst Turner, 1786-1870 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Extent
1 folder (2 leaves)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
MS P684
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, Maggs Bros Rare Books, June 27, 1966.
Processing Information
Former SC temporary call number: MS (Box) 38: 50, formerly part of temporary collection "Collection of 19th c. letters: Miscellaneous group of mainly English letters: mostly 19th c, some 20th c, a few 18th c."
Subject
- Title
- Guide to the Ashurst Turner Gilbert Letter Collection
- Subtitle
- Letter to Emily
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mab, 2008. Finding aid encoded by mab, 2008.
- Date
- 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/3788395934
- Preferred citation
-
Letter to Emily, MS P684, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository