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Letter from Jane Cross Simpson to Lord Houghton
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- 24 Mar. [1879?] (Creation)
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2 ff.
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Cadzow, Newport on Tay. - Would have sought an introduction through Mr Hedderwick of the Glasgow Citzen or Professor Nichol, but both are troubled a present. Is seeking pension from Her Majesty's Bounty for her own literary services and those of her late brother [Henry] Glassford Bell; asks if Houghton will promote pension with Lord Beaconsfield. Is alone and in failing health.
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- Simpson, Jane Cross (1811-1886), née Bell, hymn writer (Subject)
- Hedderwick, James (1814-1897), journalist and poet (Subject)
- Nichol, John (1833-1894) literary scholar and writer (Subject)
- Bell, Henry Glassford (1803-1874), lawyer, poet and historian (Subject)
- Disraeli, Benjamin (1804-1881) Earl of Beaconsfield, statesman (Subject)