Item 8 - Letter from Henry Sidgwick to his mother

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Reference code

Add. MS c/105/8

Title

Letter from Henry Sidgwick to his mother

Date(s)

  • 24 May 1876 (Creation)

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Item

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1 doc

Context area

Name of creator

(1838-1900)

Biographical history

Henry Sidgwick was born in Skipton, Yorkshire in 1838, the son of the Revd William Sidgwick, headmaster of Skipton Grammar School, and Mary Crofts. He attended Rugby School, where his cousin, the future Archbishop of Canterbury, Edward White Benson was aread more

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Scope and content

He and Nora have been very busy; otherwise he would have written sooner. Refers to her direction to him in her last letter to write to William instead of her. Is glad that everything is going well. Reports that Nora wishes her to send the marmalade, inread more

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