Letter to Fanny Cooper
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943)
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
14 Dec 1930
Materials
Ink, Paper
Measurements
200 x 162 mm; 2 sheets (Extent)
Place of origin
Sawrey
Collection
Beatrix Potter Gallery, Cumbria
NT 242578.2
Summary
Sheet two of two, containing a letter from Beatrix Potter to Fanny Cooper, her cousin, dated 14 December 1930. The end of the letter, discusses their great grandfather, Abraham Crompton and the reverse is filled with writing, continuing along the right side and top of the page. The letter concerns Beatrix's reluctance to travel from home; Holme Ground, Coniston, home of ancestor Abraham Crompton; purchase and resale to The National Trust of the remnants of the Monk Coniston Estate; mining; the economic effect of cheap foreign imports. This letter is part of a collection of letters (15 written by Beatrix Potter and 1 written by William Heelis) to Beatrix's cousin Fanny Cooper and her husband Dr Charles Cooper. The letters span the period 1911-1944 and mainly concern the Crompton ancestors.
Makers and roles
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943), writer