Gaskell (Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865). Author and the first biographer of Charlotte Brontë Autograph Letter Signed, ‘E. C. Gaskell’, 46 Plymouth Grove, Manchester, 8 May, no year [1861-1865], to Dr. Mëyer, Gaskell states that she has always experienced much kindness from her correspondent and her visits to Heidelberg have always been enhanced by his society, and continues, ’I am going to try and secure the same privilege for Mr, Mrs and Miss Walker, the bearers of this note of introduction. Mr Walker is Professor of Natural History at Oxford and has been obliged to leave England on account of his health’, further adding, 'They intend to reside at Heidelberg for a couple of months and any kindness you can show them will be gratefully esteemed by me’, some light age wear and discolouring at folds and top edges with no loss to legibility, the latter as a result of previous mounting to verso of one leaf which shows through without affecting the text or signature, 3 pages, small 8vo (Qty: 1) 42 Plymouth Grove (as it was when the Gaskells moved there in 1850) was changed to 46 Plymouth Grove sometime after 8 May 1860, and then after Mrs Gaskell’s death in 1865 changed to 84 Plymouth Grove. Elizabeth Gaskell visited Heidelberg in 1841, 1858 and 1860.
Gaskell (Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865). Author and the first biographer of Charlotte Brontë Autograph Letter Signed, ‘E. C. Gaskell’, 46 Plymouth Grove, Manchester, 8 May, no year [1861-1865], to Dr. Mëyer, Gaskell states that she has always experienced much kindness from her correspondent and her visits to Heidelberg have always been enhanced by his society, and continues, ’I am going to try and secure the same privilege for Mr, Mrs and Miss Walker, the bearers of this note of introduction. Mr Walker is Professor of Natural History at Oxford and has been obliged to leave England on account of his health’, further adding, 'They intend to reside at Heidelberg for a couple of months and any kindness you can show them will be gratefully esteemed by me’, some light age wear and discolouring at folds and top edges with no loss to legibility, the latter as a result of previous mounting to verso of one leaf which shows through without affecting the text or signature, 3 pages, small 8vo (Qty: 1) 42 Plymouth Grove (as it was when the Gaskells moved there in 1850) was changed to 46 Plymouth Grove sometime after 8 May 1860, and then after Mrs Gaskell’s death in 1865 changed to 84 Plymouth Grove. Elizabeth Gaskell visited Heidelberg in 1841, 1858 and 1860.
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