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Documents
Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Letter from Catherine Heathcote to her sister-in-law Jane Williams, 2 July 1831
Primary Maker
Date
1831
Physical Description
4pp on 1 leaf ; 327 x 404 mm
Language
English
Collection
Level of Current Record
Child
Is Part Of
Public Access Text
Holloway, England -- Letter is partially cross-written on the recto and has the remnants of a green wax seal on the verso.
[Keywords: Correspondence, Letter, Family, Health, Children, Domestic, Friends, Holiday, Country, Pastoral, Church, School, Switzerland, House, Homes, Gossip, Missionary Women]
Subject Notes
Catherine Heathcote (nee Williams) was the fifth daughter of Thomas Williams and Mary Marsh. Catherine ran the girls school at Elmfield House in Southwell started by her mother. She contributed generously to the mission efforts of her brothers giving 700 English pounds toward the building of the Maori boys school at Te Aute and a similar sum for the girls school at Hukarere. [more information: Faith and Farming the legacy of Henry Williams and William Williams. pg. 16]
Last Update
21 Dec 2023
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