Bowring, John, 16 June 1868
Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed from John Bowring to Fanny Horner Byrne (1789-1876), wife of the Irish revolutionary Myles Byrne, dated 16 june 1868, [London]: "Thanks for your letter & the trouble you have taken. If I can carry my Co-Trustees with me, we will make a Grant to the Institution whose cause you so ably plead".
Dates
- Creation: 16 June 1868
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
8vo. 1 p. on bifolium. With autograph envelope and a portrait photograph (66 × 101 mm). Folded and with slight traces of former mounting. On stationery with embossed seal of the Athenaeum Club.
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Biographical / Historical
The Byrne family lived in exile in Paris, where Myles Byrne was buried in 1862 and his wife published his memoirs in 1864. It is not clear whether Fanny Byrne returned to Britain permanently or was visiting when she received John Bowrings letter addressed to the famous geologist Charles Lyell, husband of Fanny’s niece Mary Horner Lyell.
Extent
1 letter (1 envelope)
1 photograph ; 66 × 101 mm
Physical Description
8vo. 1 p. on bifolium. With autograph envelope and a portrait photograph (66 × 101 mm). Folded and with slight traces of former mounting. On stationery with embossed seal of the Athenaeum Club.
Creator
Subject
- Byrne, Fanny Horner, 1789-1876 (Married to Irish revolutionary Myles Byrne) (Recipient, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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