Record

Document Reference	N Mc 1/61
Title	Letter from Priscilla McLaren (née Bright), Newington House, to Margaret Elizabeth Bright; 9 March 1853; incomplete.
Date	9 March 1853
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Expresses sympathy on Elizabeth's loss [of her unborn child], especially as she lacks the strong belief in Malthusian doctrine encouraged in her [Priscilla's] family; implies that Elizabeth should not have been riding anyway; discusses a mother's difficulty in disciplining her children; notes the educational value of the surrounding area [Edinburgh]; refers to Arthur's Seat; notes that her and John [Bright's] move to London will be difficult; refers to a week of illness caused by the removal of two of her teeth; hopes her own convalescence will be successful. Incomplete
Term	family & education & medical

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA1775	Bright; John (1811-1889); Mr; statesman	1811-1899
NA924	McLaren; Duncan (1800-1886); politician	1800-1886
NA1861	McLaren; Charles B.B. (1850-1934); 1st Baron Aberconway	1850-1934
NA1950	Priestman; Ann (fl 1853); -	fl 1853
NA1951	Priestman; Esther (fl 1853)	fl 1853
NA920	McLaren; Priscilla (1815-1906); née Bright social reformer	1815-1906
NA1863	Bright; M. Elizabeth (1822-1877); Mrs; née Leatham 2nd wife of John Bright	1822-1877