Autograph letter signed : Southampton, to Cassandra Austen, 1809 Jan. 30.

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Autograph letter signed : Southampton, to Cassandra Austen, 1809 Jan. 30.

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Commenting on the wet but mild weather; discussing the title of Hannah More's Coelebs in search of a wife; noting Sir Thomas Williams' return; providing news of various acquaintances and family members; observing that the recently deceased Sir John Moore "has a mother living"; reporting that the leaking storecloset has been fixed but "the Nursery was not habitable" during the recent thaw.

1 item (4 p.) ; 23.1 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7425590

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Austen, Cassandra, 1773-1845

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Austen, Jane, 1775-1817

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Moore, John, Sir, 1761-1809

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William, Thomas, 1761-1844

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Hannah More, one of five sisters, taught at her family's school in Bristol, England. She became prominent in London's Bluestocking circle from 1774 onward, and was also a friend of Samuel Johnson. Her work soon moved from poetry and drama to the production of numerous popular religious books and tracts. In 1789, she moved to Mendip, Somerset, where she and her sister Patty founded several schools. In 1801, she and her sisters moved to the Barley Wood estate in nearby Wrington. From t...