MANUSCRIPT
Barraud family : Letters
- Date
- 1875-1885
- By
- Barraud familyBarraud, Laura Cottam, 1859-1935; Wright, Jessie Sarah, 1863-1892; Barraud, Charles Lewis, 1855-1925; Barraud, Sarah Maria, 1823?-1895
- Reference
- MS-Papers-11151
- Description
Collection comprises 29 family letters. Includes correspondence from Jessie Sarah Barraud and her mother Sarah Maria Barraud to Charles (Charlie) Lewis Barraud, 1875-1877. These four letters were written from London as Laura Cottam and Jessie travelled with their parents on a two year trip of England which ended 1877. These letters detail relatives visited and places travelled to. Also correspondence from Jessie to her sister Laura (Cottie), 1879-1885. These letters are written by Jessie primarily from her family home `Fernglen' in Wellington. Letters detail life in the Barraud household, family business, social events in Wellington and local trips around New Zealand.
Source of title - Supplied by Library
Charles D Barraud was an artist and chemist. Arrived with his wife Sarah in Wellington on 20 August 1849. The couple had nine children including Laura Cottam and Jessie Sarah who were the youngest of the three daughters. In 1875 Sarah accompanied Charles, Laura and Jessie, on a trip to England. This trip enabled the Barrauds to meet with family again and to take the girls sightseeing around London.
Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Mss
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 folder(s), 0.01 Linear Metres, Personal correspondence, Family histories, Manuscripts, Mss
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