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“What a certainty of instinctive faith I have in heaven, and in the Mama’s living on”: Unpublished letters of Mrs. Gaskell and unpublished Gaskell family letters.
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Letter 2
ELIZABETH GASKELL TO HENRY CROMPTON 2 FEBRUARY [18??]
46 Plymouth Grove | Manchester | February 2nd
My dear Harry,
Will you do a little bit of law for me, please.
Will you get me a copy of the will of Hannah Lamb, widow, of Knutsford;@Proved in London, 17 August 1837 and 30 December 1837 (Uglow 634, n.1). Hannah Lamb in her will left Elizabeth Stevenson Gaskell “an annuity of £80, with the reversion at the death of Abigail Holland [d.1848] of the further half of her estate. The legacy marked the beginning of Elizabeth Gaskell’s financial independence” (Winifred Gerin, Elizabeth Gaskell: A Biography [Oxford: Oxford UP, 1976]: 58). who died in May (May 1st | 1837 — leaving property both in the dioceses of York, & Canterbury. I know this can be done, but I dont know exactly how; & I want it soon, & will gladly pay all expenses. I dont ask Charlie because I think he is so busy, & I know you’ll do it for your affect friend ECGaskell
Will you do a little bit of law for me, please.
Will you get me a copy of the will of Hannah Lamb, widow, of Knutsford;@Proved in London, 17 August 1837 and 30 December 1837 (Uglow 634, n.1). Hannah Lamb in her will left Elizabeth Stevenson Gaskell “an annuity of £80, with the reversion at the death of Abigail Holland [d.1848] of the further half of her estate. The legacy marked the beginning of Elizabeth Gaskell’s financial independence” (Winifred Gerin, Elizabeth Gaskell: A Biography [Oxford: Oxford UP, 1976]: 58). who died in May (May 1st | 1837 — leaving property both in the dioceses of York, & Canterbury. I know this can be done, but I dont know exactly how; & I want it soon, & will gladly pay all expenses. I dont ask Charlie because I think he is so busy, & I know you’ll do it for your affect friend ECGaskell