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NMc - Correspondence of Priscilla McLaren (née Bright, 1815-1906) social reformer, and Sir Henry Norman (1858-1939) journalist, politician and public servant, 1829-1946
1 - Correspondence between Priscilla McLaren (1815-1906) and her husband Duncan McLaren Senior (1800-1886)
Document Reference
N Mc 1/39
Title
Letter from Priscilla McLaren, London, to her daughter-in-law Agnes McLaren; 28 July 1851.
Date
28 July 1851
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Congratulates step-children for writing so punctually; describes visit to the [Great] Exhibition with John and [Elizabeth Bright]; comments favourably on a piece of furniture from Paris and the Austrian sculpture, especially of 'Ishmael'; notes that baby [Charles Benjamin McLaren] is teething; refers to her 'Bath chair'.
Term
family & social affairs
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Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA1775
Bright; John (1811-1889); Mr; statesman
1811-1899
NA1863
Bright; M. Elizabeth (1822-1877); Mrs; née Leatham 2nd wife of John Bright
1822-1877
NA1861
McLaren; Charles B.B. (1850-1934); 1st Baron Aberconway
1850-1934
NA1822
McLaren; Catharine (-1869); Miss; 'Kate' 'Kitty'
-1869
NA1866
Searle; - (fl 1851); Mrs
fl 1851
NA1867
Searle; Harriet (fl 1851); -
fl 1851
NA924
McLaren; Duncan (1800-1886); politician
1800-1886
NA920
McLaren; Priscilla (1815-1906); née Bright social reformer
1815-1906
NA1820
McLaren; Agnes (1834-1910); Dr; medical doctor and suffragist
1834-1910
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