Rose, Louisa George, b 1820 : Letters

In these four letters to her sister, Constance Smith, Louisa described her new home, the shortage of servants, the prospects for bringing up and educating children successfully in the colony, and social life in Christchurch.

Source of title - Supplied title

Accompanying material - "Poaching song", "Traits of French character" (a poem), and brief notes on dates of birth of members of the Rose family (none apparently written by Louisa Rose)

Louisa George Rose and her husband, Conway Lucas Rose, arrived in Canterbury on the "Midlothian" on 8 Oct 1851. They came to the colony with the intention of staying ten years but left after only three years.

Quantity: 1 folder(s) (4 letters, 31 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres.

Physical Description: Holograph