Autograph letter signed : Chawton, to Charles Austen, 1843 May 9.

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Autograph letter signed : Chawton, to Charles Austen, 1843 May 9.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270875482

Informing him that he has been made residuary legatee in her will and giving him instructions regarding the disposal of her property, including clothing, jewelry, and family miniatures; also refers to her intention to destroy her various personal papers and set apart the letters and manuscripts of her sister Jane Austen "for those parties to whom I think they will be mostly valuable."

1 item (3 p., with address) ; 22.8 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7218855

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Austen, Cassandra, 1773-1845

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