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- [before Apr. 1850] (Creation)
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1 folded sheet
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Found inside the diary of Christopher Wordsworth, Bishop of Lincoln, which, with two other Wordsworth family diaries, was the property of Christopher Wordsworth (1848-1938), Canon of Salisbury and son of the Bishop of Lincoln.
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Gift of Rev. William Arthur Wordsworth & Miss Wordsworth, children of Canon Christopher Wordsworth, Feb. 1940.
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Addressed to 'Mrs George Frere, 45 Bedford Sqr'. Judith, Eliza Frere's daughter, seems well and spends much more time in the fresh air. She 'goes for a walk twice a day & does not cough, which is a great comfort'. The letter is signed with initials, 'M. ?h'.
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Found between ff. 40 and 41 of O.11.9.
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Another of Eliza Frere's daughters, Susanna, married Christopher Wordsworth (in whose diary the letter was found) in 1838.