| Summary: | Include letters of personal and family news to William Gair Rathbone as a young boy from his mother Lucretia, sister Elizabeth Lucretia -'Elsie' (17-22) and governess Harriet Upton (23-30), with one letter from Henry W. Gair (31); letter from William Rathbone VI concerning state of Lucretia's health , 25 May 1859, enclosing lock of hair (8); enclosures include fishing flies, in envelope labelled in Lucretia's hand 'flies for Willie', pressed rose petal, set of decorative 'reward pictures' of Bible scenes, calling card of Lucretia, lock of hair, programme of children's plays at the Theatre Royal, Upper Harley Street, newscutting of poem by Richard Rathbone 'Addressed to Mrs Rathbone with an armchair. . . ' |
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