Letter to Caroline Clark
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943)
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
15 Nov 1943
Materials
Ink, Paper
Measurements
252 x 204 mm; 1 sheet (Extent)
Place of origin
Sawrey
Order this imageCollection
Beatrix Potter Gallery, Cumbria
NT 242275
Summary
Letter from Beatrix Potter to Caroline Clark (nee Hutton), a cousin, dated 15 November 1943. Written on the reverse of a receipt for Beatrix Potter's covenant subscription to the Commons, Open Spaces and Footpaths Preservation Society. The letter to Caroline Hutton regards Beatrix's health; correspondence regarding napkins from Chorley Hall; Beatrix's family history researches concerning Abraham Crompton of Chorley Hall; Beatrix's early writings and code writing ('When I was young I already had the itch to write, without having any material to write about...I used to write long winded descriptions, hymns(!) and records of conversations in a kind of cypher shorthand, which I am now unable to read even with a magnifying glass.')
Makers and roles
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943), writer