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Letters from Charles Lyell to his father, sisters, mother-in-law and sister-in-law, August 1845 - 21 September 1849

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Identifier: Coll-203/B4/11

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Letters written by Charles and Mary Lyell, to their family including their arrival in Newfoundland and travels in America. One letter identified in this series was written by Charles to Mary, and so has been removed and is now part of series B7.

  1. Letter written to his mother-in-law, Anne Susanna Horner, at Kinnordy. Unpublished. August 1845
  2. To Marianne, written 'Off Trepassey Bay, Newfoundland'. Describes their voyage from Liverpool, the weather, people met on board, and encountering an Iceberg. Published. 15 September 1845
  3. To Marianne, written at Portland, Maine. Published. 27 September 1845
  4. To Fanny, written by Charles and Mary Lyell at Savannah, Georgia. Unpublished. 29 December 1845
  5. To his father, written at New Orleans, Louisiana. Published. 25 February 1846
  6. To 'Miss Lyell' [meaning all his sisters] and on receiving the news that his brother Harry being severely wounded at the Battle of Sobraon. Philadelphia. Unpublished. 24 April 1846
  7. To Marianne, written and signed by Mary Lyell. New York. Unpublished. 9 May 1846
  8. To father, written at London, and on news of Harry, his brother. Unpublished. 30 June 1846
  9. To father, written at London. Published. 26 November 1846
  10. To father, written at London. Alludes to receiving a gift that will make them feel 'at ease' and able to '[expend / expand?] any shilling I gain by my literary labours'. Unpublished. 2 December 1846
  11. To father, written at London. Published.16 December 1846
  12. To father, written at London, by Mary and Charles - relates his activities and talks of Dickens. Unpublished. 1846
  13. To father, written at London. Unpublished. 21 February 1847
  14. To father, written at London. Published. 5 March 1847
  15. To father, written at London. Unpublished. 19 March 1847
  16. Unidentified and unpublished letter [original handlist has this written to Fanny], written by Mary 'Charles dictates'. Published. March or April ? 1847
  17. To father, written at London. Published. 25 June 1847
  18. To Katharine, 'my dear Kate', no location. Invite to walk. Unpublished. Saturday 31st , no month, annotated 1847 and also 1848, watermark of paper is 1837.
  19. To father, written at London. Unpublished. 4 January 1848
  20. To father, written at Bowood, Devon. Published. 13 January 1848
  21. To Eleanor, 'to Pelly' written at London. Published.7 February 1848
  22. To Marianne, written at London. Published. 27 February 1848
  23. To Eleanor, written at London. Unpublished. February 1848
  24. To Eleanor, 'to Pelly' written at London. Unpublished. 29 June 1848
  25. To his father, written at London. Relates to University Reform. Unpublished. 13 July 1848
  26. To his father, written at 24 Welbeck St., London. Dictated to Mary. With supplementary notes to Joanna by Mary Lyell, on evening with Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. 1848
  27. To his father, written at London. Published. 11 January 1849
  28. To his father, written at Rivermede. Unpublished. 11 June 1849
  29. To Fanny, written at Kinnordy. Unpublished. July 1849
  30. To Katharine 'to Kate', no location. Unpublished. 21 September 1849.

Dates

  • Creation: August 1845 - 21 September 1849

Creator

Full Extent

1 folder (30 letters)

Language of Materials

English