Autograph letter signed (fragment) from Isabella Lucy Bird to Mrs. Macfie [manuscript], ca. 1855.

Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy), 1831-1904

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Isabella Lucy Bird was born on 15 October 1831 in Boroughbridge Hall, Yorkshire, England. The Bird family had established the silk trade at Coventry in the late 1600s, and were themselves silk masters. Isabella's first publication at the age of 16 was a pamphlet addressing free trade versus protectionism, after which she continued writing articles for various periodicals. In 1854, Bird's life of travelling began, She traveled to the United States, Australia, and Hawaii. In 1873 she covered over...

Macfie, Mrs.

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