Cornwallis, Mary Harris, ca. 1755-ca. 1835.

Mary (Harris) Cornwallis, author, married Reverend William Cornwallis (1751-1827), rector of Elham and Wittersham in Kent. She wrote and published several religious works, including Observations, Critical, Explanatory and Practical on the Canonical Scriptures (1817) and A Preparation for the Lord's Supper...Intended for the Use of Ladies (1826). She had two daughters, Sarah Cornwallis (1779-1803), and Caroline Francis Cornwallis (1786-1858). The latter became a feminist author of works on Christianity, education, and women's rights; she also wrote an encyclopedic compilation titled Philosophical Theories and Philosophical Experience, by a Pariah (1842), and a novel, Pericles (1846).

From the description of [Commonplace book], [1790 and later]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702177870

Mary Harris Cornwallis, of Wittersham, Kent, England, was the author of two religious works. In 1778, she married William Cornwallis (1751-1827), the rector of Wittersham for some thirty years. They had two daughters, Sarah (1779-1803), and the scholar and writer Caroline Frances Cornwallis (1786-1858).

From the guide to the Mary Harris Cornwallis manuscript material : 1 item, 1784-1807, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.)

Mary Harris Cornwallis, of Wittersham, Kent, England, was the author of two religious works.

In 1778, she married William Cornwallis (1751-1827), the rector of Wittersham for some thirty years. They had two daughters, Sarah (1779-1803), and the scholar and writer Caroline Frances Cornwallis (1786-1858).

From the description of Commonplace Book, 1784-1807. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122485034