Letter from Brooke Herford to Helen Allingham, December 12, 1889

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Title: Letter from Brooke Herford to Helen Allingham, December 12, 1889
Creator: Herford, Brooke
Date: 1889-12-12
Description: One letter from British Unitarian minister Brooke Herford to Helen Allingham, addressing Helen as "My very dear niece." Herford writes that though it has been a long time since he wrote to her, he thinks lovingly of their times together. Herford mentions Helen going through a period of sadness and pain, and that Christmastime may exacerbate these feelings likely referring to the death of William Allingham. Herford writes that he has seen some of Helen's pictures in Boston. He also writes that his wife Hannah joins him in sending sympathy and love to Helen.
Extent: 1 leaf, 4 pages
Dimensions: 17.8 x 22.6 cm
Language: English
Geographic Subject: Boston (Mass.)
Subject: Herford, Brooke, 1830-1903
Genre Subject: Personal Correspondence
Collection Title: William Allingham Papers
Series: Series 1: Correspondence: Sub-series 3: Correspondence to and from Helen Allingham
Container: Box 4, Folder 55: Herford, Brooke to Helen Allingham, 1889
Rights: No Copyright - United States
Rights Description: This item is in the public domain.
Acquisition Information: Purchased from Ivor L. Poole Ltd., circa 1951-1953
Repository: Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library
Type: Correspondence
Identifier: 00003_004_055_01
Collection: William Allingham papers, 1846-1920

Title	Letter from Brooke Herford to Helen Allingham, December 12, 1889
Creator	Herford, Brooke
Date	1889-12-12
Description	One letter from British Unitarian minister Brooke Herford to Helen Allingham, addressing Helen as "My very dear niece." Herford writes that though it has been a long time since he wrote to her, he thinks lovingly of their times together. Herford mentions Helen going through a period of sadness and pain, and that Christmastime may exacerbate these feelings likely referring to the death of William Allingham. Herford writes that he has seen some of Helen's pictures in Boston. He also writes that his wife Hannah joins him in sending sympathy and love to Helen.
Extent	1 leaf, 4 pages
Dimensions	17.8 x 22.6 cm
Language	English
Geographic Subject	Boston (Mass.)
Subject	Herford, Brooke, 1830-1903
Genre Subject	Personal Correspondence
Collection Title	William Allingham Papers
Series	Series 1: Correspondence: Sub-series 3: Correspondence to and from Helen Allingham
Container	Box 4, Folder 55: Herford, Brooke to Helen Allingham, 1889
Rights	No Copyright - United States
Rights Description	This item is in the public domain.
Acquisition Information	Purchased from Ivor L. Poole Ltd., circa 1951-1953
Repository	Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library
Type	Correspondence
Identifier	00003_004_055_01
Collection	William Allingham papers, 1846-1920

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