Ladies of Llangollen manuscript material : 5 items, ca. 1790-1825.

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Ladies of Llangollen manuscript material : 5 items, ca. 1790-1825.

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· To Mr. Bearbon[?] : 1 autograph letter third person on behalf of Butler and Ponsonby : 23 May 1823 (MISC 2014), begins: "Lady Eleanor Butler & Miss Ponsonby shall be very particularly obliged by any attention that Mr. Bearbon[?] will have the goodness to pay -- ". Tipped in to William Upcott album of collected letters of eminent women, shelved under "Upcott" with bound manuscript volumes. · To Hannah More, writer and philanthropist : 1 autograph letter signed by Butler on behalf of herself and Ponsonby : 28 Sep [no year] (MISC 3788), thanking More for books she had sent. · To Lord Wellesley, Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland : 1 autograph letter signed by Ponsonby on behalf of herself and Butler : 16 Nov 1825 (MISC 3648), congratulating him on his marriage. · To Mrs. Williams of Gwersyllt Park, Wrexham : 1 autograph letter signed by Ponsonby on behalf of herself and Butler : 2 Nov 1816 (MISC 3954), mostly concerning a lottery in which the Ladies had taken part. Mounted in large album of autograph letters by British literary women, shelved with oversized bound manuscript volumes. · To an unidentified bookseller : 1 autograph letter signed by Butler : 25 Jun 1790 (MISC 3592), asking "whether you have got a New Edition Des Lettres de Madame la Marquise de Sevigné."

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 8202273

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Ponsonby, Sarah, 1754 or 1755-1831

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Sarah Ponsonby was the orphaned daughter of Chambre Brabazon Ponsonby. She lived an unhappy life with relatives in Woodstock, Ireland. She met Lady Eleanor Butler in 1768. Since both women shared a mutual love of the arts, and were both unhappy with their lives, they decided to live a quiet rural life. They left Ireland and they set up home in "Plas Newydd", in Llangollen, North East Wales, in 1780. Because they led an unusual and secluded life, Ponsonby and Buttler became known as the LADIES OF...

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 Elean...

Wellesley, Richard Wellesley, Marquess, 1760-1842

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Governor-General. Governor of Madras, 1797; Governor-General of India, May 18, 1798-July 30 1805. From the description of Correspondence with Lord Melville, 1797-1802 (bulk 1798-99). (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62423136 From the description of Papers, 1797-1841. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122427185 Governor-General of India. From the description of Autograph letters signed (4), letter signed (1) and letter (1) : Killin...

More, Hannah, 1745-1833

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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...