Title
Letter from Lady Raffles to the Revd Thomas Raffles
Year/Period
26 Jun 1838
Region
London
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 23.1 x 18.5 cm
Accession No.
2019-00293
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. Here, Lady Raffles discusses her children and looks forward to the upcoming coronation of Queen Victoria.
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