Title
Letter from Lady Raffles to the Revd Thomas Raffles
Year/Period
24 Feb 1832
Region
London
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 23.5 x 18.2 cm
Accession No.
2019-00276
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Tang Holdings Pte Ltd
Lady Sophia Raffles was the wife of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, having married him in 1817. This letter is part of a collection of letters written by her to the Revd Thomas Raffles, who was her husband’s cousin. Lady Raffles writes from Geneva and mentions Nathaniel Wallich, Superintendent of the Calcutta Botanic Gardens, and family members.
