Letters of Jane Welsh Carlyle to her family., 1817-1865.
Scope and Contents
21 letters of Jane Welsh Carlyle to her mother, Grace Welsh, to her father, John Welsh, to Mrs Oliphant, Mrs Russell, and to her uncle. Also included are 4 letters of her father, including one to Jane, and 10 letters to John Welsh from various correspondents. There are 8 further family letters and papers, including a copy of a letter by Colonel Davidson to Thomas Carlyle on the death of John Welsh annotated by Carlyle in blue pencil; a later copy of Jane's will with envelope inscribed by Thomas, and miscellaneous printed matter.
There is a contents list at the beginning of the file.
Dates
- Creation: 1817-1865.
Creator
- Carlyle, Jane Baillie Welsh, poet and writer, née Welsh, 1801-1866 (Creator, Person)
- Welsh, Grace, mother of Jane Baillie Welsh Carlyle, poet and writer, 1782-1842 (Recipient, Person)
- Welsh, John (father of Jane Carlyle) (Recipient, Person)
- Oliphant, Margaret Oliphant Wilson, novelist and biographer, née Wilson, 1828-1897 (Recipient, Person)
- Russell, Mary (correspondent of Jane Carlyle) (Recipient, Person)
- Welsh, John (father of Jane Carlyle) (Creator, Person)
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Extent
1 Folders
Language of Materials
English
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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