[Letter : Melesina Trench to Mrs. Leadbeater]

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Title: [Letter : Melesina Trench to Mrs. Leadbeater]
Creator: Trench, Melesina Chenevix St. George, 1768-1827
Contributor: Leadbeater, Mary, 1758-1826
Published / Created: 1816 April 26-27
Abstract: Several letters from Melesina Trench's family are included; one notes the death of Melesina Trench. Letters discuss literary matters, especially concerning the works of Mary Leadbeater and Melesina Trench. Several poems are included throughout the letters.
Extent: 6 p. ; 23 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been partially digitized.
Language: English

Repository: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number: OSB MSS 50
Collection Title: Ballitore papers
Collection Date: 1709-1827
Collection Note: The papers consist of correspondence, mainly between members of the Leadbeater family, including Mary Leadbeater and her husband William, and the Shackleton family, including Mary Leadbeater's parents, Elizabeth and Richard Shackleton, her sister, Sarah, and her grandfather, Abraham Shackleton. There is also correspondence with many other relatives, including Mary's cousin, Margaret Pike. Many letters were written by children. There is extensive correspondence between Mary and the poet Melesina Trench. The papers also include poetry by Mary (including a poem written about Edmund Burke); narrative diaries kept by her mother, Elizabeth; manuscript magazines written by children; and a family tree.
Container / Volume: Box 6 | Folder Trench, Melesina, Folder # 2

Format: text
Genre: Autographs
correspondence (AAT)
drawings (AAT)
illustrations (AAT)
Resource Type: Archives or Manuscripts
Subject (Geographic): Ballitore (Ireland)
Ireland --Social life and customs --19th century
Subject (Name): Leadbeater, Mary, 1758-1826
Subject (Topic): Education --Ireland
Family --Ireland --Domestic relations
Female friendships

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