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1 item: 4 printed [?] pages with soft bookcloth cover; fragments of letters have become stuck to the cover.
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Perhaps written by George himself, or one of his brothers. Gives the name of his wet nurse as Mrs Hatcher, and his nurse at home while the other Trevelyans went to Malvern, Mrs Lake. Went with his family to Whitby, Malvern, Buxton, Burrows-lea and Falmouth. First began to talk in 1877. Went to Welcombe every Christmas. Description of his physical appearance. Started lessons with Miss [Henrietta] Martin, whom he called Marmie, at the age of four; called his nurse [Mary Prestwich] Booa. Used to 'invent illness... to finish his lessons sooner, or have easier ones'. Was much interested in the general election of 1880; was indignant when his father called him a Tory, and 'made very funny little speeches on politics'.
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TRER/45/1: letter from R. C. Trevelyan to his mother, sent with another copy of
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- Trevelyan, George Macaulay (1876-1962), historian, public educator, and conservationist (Subject)
- Martin, Henrietta (fl 1900) governess (Subject)
- Prestwich, Mary Barrow (c 1843-1924) housekeeper to Sir George and Lady Trevelyan, known as Booa (Subject)
- Trevelyan, Sir George Otto (1838–1928), 2nd Baronet, politician and author (Subject)