Josephine Butler (not in her writing) to Mrs Tanner and the Priestman sisters

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 106 3JBL/26/15
  • Former Reference
      GB 106 4106
  • Dates of Creation
      24 Mar 1887
  • Physical Description
      1 item

Scope and Content

Written from Winchester. Wishing them good bye and bon voyage on their Continental trip; hopes they will visit her sister at Naples. Specially grateful for the cheque sent as she has just opened a Cottage Home in Winchester and had not a penny for the furniture for it. When subscriptions come in she can pay back. She herself if 'pretty well now'.

Administrative / Biographical History

'If you go to Naples now you will find my sister.' This was Mme Meuricoffre, JB's best-loved sister. The Meuricoffres had one of their homes at Naples.

Biog: Mr F Burfoot; Mrs Budgett.