Letter from Lady Raffles to the Revd Thomas Raffles

Collections
1466955
Title
Letter from Lady Raffles to the Revd Thomas Raffles
Year/Period
29 Jan 1835
Region
London
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 22.9 x 19.0 cm
Accession No.
2019-00281
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. After her time in Europe, Lady Raffles writes from Cheltenham upon her return to England, with some discussion on the sale of her home at High Wood.