1970 - Elizabeth Sancho to William Stevenson, 29 February 1820
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Little Hatcham
Near the five
Bells Old
Kent Road
Worthy Sir it is with great
pleasure I present my Dear
fathers portrait to so great a
friend of his Daughter if Sir you
will be so good to Let me Know
where To Send it Shall go
Directly I hear from you and
if my best Sir will be so good
to Advance me half a year of the
income he so Kindly allows me being
about to move it will greatly add
to my Comfort I hope your Dear
Lady is well and that you Enjoy
your health
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I remain Sir with
all due respect most
gratefuly yours
Elizabeth Sancho
[new page, change of hand, change of direction vertical]
E Sancho
Presents her Fathers Portrait
to my Grandfather
H Stevenson
now in my possession
[change of hand]
Mr Stevenson Esq
Surry Street
Norwich
[change of hand]
Written by Sancho’s only
surviving daughter
Feb. 1820
Little Hatcham
Near the five
Bells Old
Kent Road
Worthy Sir it is with great
pleasure I present my Dear
fathers portrait to so great a
friend of his Daughter if Sir you
will be so good to Let me Know
where To Send it Shall go
Directly I hear from you and
if my best Sir will be so good
to Advance me half a year of the
income he so Kindly allows me being
about to move it will greatly add
to my Comfort I hope your Dear
Lady is well and that you Enjoy
your health
[new page]
I remain Sir with
all due respect most
gratefully yours
Elizabeth Sancho
[new page, change of hand, change of direction vertical]
E Sancho
Presents her Fathers Portrait
to my Grandfather
H Stevenson
now in my possession
[change of hand]
Mr Stevenson Esq
Surry Street
Norwich
[change of hand]
Written by Sancho’s only
surviving daughter
Feb. 1820
Elizabeth Sancho to William Stevenson, 29 February 1820
Elizabeth presents a portrait of her father (Ignatius Sancho) and asks Stevenson where to send it. She requests her half year's annuity as she is about to move, and wishes Stevenson and his wife good health.
Images at https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/the-only-surviving-manuscript-letters-of-ignatius-sancho, images 55-58.
Stevenson Papers: Sancho family
Add MS 89077/28-29
British Library
1820
2
29
Feb 29 1820
Little Hatcham, Near the five Bells, Old Kent Road [Kent, England]
[?Norwich, Norfolk, England]
primary addressee
- gifting
- travel
hearing
patronage
To Cite this Letter
Elizabeth Sancho to William Stevenson, 29 February 1820, 2921820: British Library, Stevenson Papers: Sancho family, Add MS 89077/28-29
To Cite this Edition
Material Identities, Social Bodies: Embodiment in British Letters c.1680-1820. Compiled by: Karen Harvey, Helen Esfandiary, Sarah Fox, Emily Vine, University of Birmingham. Project funded by the Leverhulme Trust (2021-2025, Ref. RPG-2020-163), https://socialbodies.bham.ac.uk.