Butler, Eleanor, Lady, 1738 or 1739-1829
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Lady Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby, the British couple known as the Ladies of Llangollen. They set up home in 1780 in Plas Newydd, Wales, and over their fifty years together hosted some of the most celebrated literary figures of the day, including Robert Southey, Wordsworth, Shelley, Lord Byron and Sir Walter Scott.
From the description of Ladies of Llangollen manuscript material : 5 items, ca. 1790-1825. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 77743699
Lady Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby formed an attachment in 1768 and started to live together in 1780 at Llangollen, Wales in a house they called Plas Newydd. They jointly signed most letters and documents and are often referred to as the Ladies of Llangollen, or simply as "The Ladies."
From the description of [Letters to Mr. Cribb] / Lady Eleanor Butler and Miss Ponsonby. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 244251855
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