| Description | Manuscript. Letters from Maria to her mother Lucy on her conviction about Karl's good character, pre-marriage preparations, description of her stay with Karl at Castle Top, Cromford, news of family and settling in at Christ Church Cottage, an envelope originally enclosing a letter to Lucy sending a printed application and collection of testimonials about Karl in connection with the Gresham Lectureship to give indication of his character (also includes a photograph of Karl with members of the Sharpe family), on visits of her sisters, thanks for gifts, on taking baby Sigrid to see William and Fanny Pearson, on the progress of Sigrid and her happiness at Lucy's visits, and on photographing Fanny Pearson. |