Josephine Butler to Rhoda Butler

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 106 3JBL/27/02
  • Former Reference
      GB 106 5235
  • Dates of Creation
      3 Feb 1888
  • Physical Description
      1 item

Scope and Content

Photocopy of letter. Written from Winchester.

Sympathetic remarks about teething troubles of little Josephine (b. 23 Sep 1887).[see notes]. Details of catastrophe of burst pipes at their Winchester home which happened at three in the morning

Administrative / Biographical History

3 Feb [1888] Date: This cannot be later than 1889 as the Butlers were in France by Jan 1889 and did not get home again till May. 1888 the Butlers were at home in Winchester till they went to the Conference at Copenhagen at the beginning of Sep. 'The sweet baby' is Josephine, Stanley and Rhoda's first child born 23 Sep 1887 so this letter could not have been written before 1888. She could have started cutting teeth at 41/2 months (though not common) but it was probably some childish ailment. Biog: 'Little Josephine'.