Thursday 20 April 2017

Steele Papers 09 Letters [122-132]

122. Correspondence between Anne Steele and Nonconformist Friends
Correspondence between Anne Steele and the Baptist (and Congregationalist) literary circle beyond her immediate family (including correspondence with the Revd Benjamin Beddome, the Revd Caleb Ashworth, Philip Furneaux (“Lucius”)), 1742–1765.
123. Letter from Benjamin Beddome to Anne Steele
Letter from the Revd Benjamin Beddome, from Bourton, 23 December 1742, to Anne Steele: “Madam give me leave to tell you that these words [Milton's description of Eve] speak the very experience of my soul, nor do I find it possible to forbear loving you”.
124. Letter from Anne Steele to Philip Furneaux
Letter from Anne Steele to “Lucius” on human happiness and friendship.
125. Letter from Anne Steele to Philip Furneaux
Letter from Anne Steele to “Lucius” on human happiness and friendship.
126. Letter from Anne Steele to Philip Furneaux
Letter from Anne Steele to “Lucius” on human happiness and friendship. Again undated, but written on the back of a letter to Mr Manfield 12 August 1746 thanking him for sending her a petticoat hoop and regretting that she cannot visit as her brother and sister have been ill.
127. Letter from Anne Steele to Mrs Martin
Letter from Anne Steele to Mrs Martin at Mr Manfield's in Ringwood, September 1757: congratulating her on her engagement.
128. Letter from Anne Steele to a Gentleman
Letter from Anne Steele to an anonymous gentleman, undated: concerning the verses and writings of the the first Mrs Joseph Wakeford [Hannah Towgood, mother of Hannah Wakeford], thanking him for his own verses and for sending Mr Pike's sermons on sovereign grace (undated but written on the back of lines from “A Day of Thanksgiving” 29 November 1759).
129. Letter from Anne Steele to a Lady
Letter from Anne Steele to an anonymous lady, 8 August 1761: thanks her for her praise of Theodosia's verses.
130. Letter from Caleb Ashworth to Anne Steele
Letter from Revd Caleb Ashworth, from Daventry, 31 August 1763, to Anne Steele.
131. Draft Letter from Anne Steele to Caleb Ashworth
Draft letter from Anne Steele to Revd Caleb Ashworth at Daventry, in response to D/STE 3/13/1/8: thanks him and Mrs Ashworth for visiting Broughton and for their compliments on her verses.
132. Letter from Anne Steele to Caleb Ashworth
Final version letter from Anne Steele to Revd Caleb Ashworth at Daventry, 9 September 1763, in response to D/STE 3/13/1/8: thanks him and Mrs Ashworth for visiting Broughton and for their compliments on her verses.

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