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Letter from Lydia Marsh to her brother William Williams, September 5, 1833

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  • Description

    Regarding the personal and domestic lives of their shared friends and family in England. Including their health, marriages and living situations. Lydia goes on to discuss the increased support for missionary work and the visit of their very devout friends Edward and Catherine Heathcote. She also mentions an engraving and a flannel gown she sent to New Zealand, one each for her brothers.

  • Other Id

    13812 (Presto content ID)

    MS-1991-75-278 (Reference Number)

  • Department

    Manuscripts

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type

    manuscript

  • Name/Title
    Letter from Lydia Marsh to her brother William Williams, September 5, 1833
  • Primary Maker

     Algar Williams

  • Date
    1833
    1783-1963
  • Physical Description

    4pp on 1 Leaf ; 253mm x 405mm Folded to 253mm x 203mm

  • Language
    English
  • Collection
    Algar Williams
  • Level of Current Record
    Child
  • Is Part Of

    Williams Family Papers, 1783 - 1963

  • Public Access Text

    Hampstead

    [Keywords: Correspondence, Illness, House, Property, Health, Church, CMS, brother, sister, father, Bible society, Missonary Women]

  • Subject Notes
    Lydia Marsh (nee Williams - 1788-1859) was the daughter of Thomas Williams and Mary Marsh. In 1813, she married Edward Gerrard Marsh, who is said to have been the spiritual adviser of the Williams Family.
    [Further reading: Faith and Farming: The Legacy of Henry Williams and William Williams, pg. 15 ; Williams and Marsh family papers, 1989 - 2003. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-200-/66.]
  • Copyright
    No known copyright restrictions
  • Last Update
    07 Jul 2023
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