WOMEN, EDUCATION AND LITERATURE
The Papers of Maria Edgeworth, 1768-1849

Part 3: Edgeworth Papers from Other Libraries

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The Helen manuscript from the British Library (BL Add MSS 28524-28525)

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Manuscripts of Maria Edgeworth from the National Library of Scotland
NLS Mss 936: Letters of Maria Edgeworth
NLS Mss 2720-1: Edgeworth, Family of, of Edgeworthstown, poems of or relating to early XIX cent.
NLS Mss 2722: Edgeworth (Charlotte), of the Family of Edgeworthstown, copies of letters of (1802-6) Edgeworth (Henry), of the Family of Edgeworthstown, copy of a journal of (1803)
NLS Mss 2723: Poems of (n.d)

Acc 5455
Mss 23130-32: 33 letters of Scott to Maria Edgeworth, and one to R L Edgeworth with associated documents (1811-30)
Acc 6931: 18 letters to the family of Bishop Brinkley of Cloyne, many from Maria Edgeworth and her family (1814-39)

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Manuscripts of Maria Edgeworth from Birmingham University Library

Letters to J M Moilliot, the Birmingham Banker
1. 23 Mar 1820 - Edgeworth's Town. ALS, accepting an invitation to visit the Moilliot's home at Chateau de Preguy, Geneva. Arrangements to stay at Paris, route and mode of travel, luggage to be carried; her sister Fanny is to make sketches.
2. 2 Nov 1820 - Hotel Vauban, Paris. Describing their hotel accommodation; about a French tragedy; her father's memoirs - Richard Lovell Edgeworth. ALS.
3. 7 Dec 1820 - Ship Inn, Dover. Their journey from Calais to Dover; plans to visit their sister at Clifton. ALS.
4. 27 Dec 1821 - Hampstead postmarked. Request for a loan upon the credit of the "sequel to Frank", which is just going to published. Plans for a London holiday with her sisters; her visit to Wilton, Salisbury and Winchester, etc. ALS.
5. 29 Mar 1823 - Edgeworth's Town. Asking for advice about her French investments; her financial affairs. ALS.
6. 20 Oct 1823 - Edgeworth's Town. Enquiring on behalf of her friend, Capt. Beaufort, Moillot's opinion of Mr Hill's school in Birmingham, since Beaufort is thinking of putting one of his sons there. Her family and her brother, Michael Pakenham Edgeworth who is at the Charterhouse School. ALS.
7. 8 Apr 1824 - Edgeworth's Town. "Sophy's marriage"; her investments; possibility of a visit to England; details of the sequel to Harry and Lucy, which she has nearly completed; correction of proofs and date of publication; request for a loan to settle money on Sneyd Edgeworth and other members of the family. ALS.
8. 15 Jan 1825 - Edgeworth's Town. More about the loan mentioned in 7; Moilliot has found a Mr Lee who may advance the money; possibility of a loan for the Revd. William Beaufort of Cork (brother of Mrs Edgeworth); Moilliot to purchase shares for Maria in the Birmingham and London Rail. ALS.
9. 8 Jan 1825 - Edgeworth's Town. Concerning Mr Lee's loan to pay off Sneyd Edgeworth and the others. ALS.
10. 27 Mar 1825 - Edgeworth's Town. Thanks for a print of James Keir, about whom she writes at length; dangers of the banking business. ALS.
11. 31 Dec 1825 - Edgeworth's Town. Welcoming him back from Switzerland and thanking him for bringing back various things for her; her fears for him as a banker. ALS.
12. 30 Jan 1826 - Edgeworth's Town. About the loan from Mr Lee. ALS.
13. 2 Feb 1826 - Edgeworth's Town. The loan from Lee. ALS.
14. 28 Aug 1826 - Black Castle, Navan. Concerning her own and family investments; the copyright of Harry and Lucy; foreign bonds. ALS.
15. 14 Nov. 1826 - Black Castle. About her investments, especially with regard to the South American shares. ALS.
16. 23 Feb 1827 - Edgeworth's Town. Asking him to purchase a penknife in Birmingham for a nephew; family matters; her investments; Capt. Head's book about his journeys across the pampas and over the Cordilleras; "William E. has just now been summoned to England by Mr Stephenson the Engineer who gives him the superintendance of the new rail road from Bolton to Leigh". ALS.
17. 26 May 1827 - Edgeworth's Town. About John Moilliot and his misdoings; family affairs; criticism of the book Thor Hill; praise of Capt. Head's book. ALS.
18. 19 Sept 1829 - Edgeworth's Town. Asks if Moilliot can find employment for a servant of the Edgeworths; details of his service, etc. ALS.
19. 18 Oct 1829 - Edgeworth's Town. In reply to Moilliot's news of the death of Dumont, the Genevese preacher; she writes of his work and friendship with RL Edgeworth. ALS.
20. 21 Jan 1831 - North Audley St. London. Arrangements for staying with Moilliot; Daniel O' Connell. ALS.
21. 22 Aug 1831 - Edgeworth's Town. Thanks for "the prodigious specimen of Carolina gold"; Moilliot's Cambridge estate; Theodore Moilliot. ALS.
22. 21 Sept 1831 - Edgeworth's Town. Theodore Moilliot; advises that he should be sent to Sandhurst. ALS.
23. 8 Jan 1832 - Edgeworth's Town. Thanks for New Year's presents; Theodore Moilliot has now decided to become an engineer; her brother Francis has married the youngest daughter of the Spanish patriot General Eroles. ALS.
24. 31 Mar 1832 - Edgeworth's Town. Congratulations on the intended marriage of his son James; the expense of furnishing a house; her nephew Henry Beddoes, son of Thomas Beddoes, who married her sister Anna. ALS.
25. 16 July 1833 - Edgeworth's Town. Mainly about family matters. ALS.
26. 30 July 1833 - Edgeworth's Town. ALS from Charles Sneyd Edgeworth to Moilliot congratulating him on the engagement of his daughter and requesting a loan of £15,000 to buy an estate.
27. 1835 - Black Castle. Thanks for showing a Mr Strickland the mechanical wonders of Birmingham and introducing him to a Mr Dawson. ALS.
28. 10 Oct 1835 - Edgeworth's Town. Asking for a pair of scissors to be sent. ALS.
29. 27 Dec 1835 - Edgeworth's Town. Thanks for a donation of £18 sent to help the education of the sons of the distressed clergy in Ireland; a school to be opened; thanks for scissors; family matters; her brother Francis is opening a school near London; asks Moilliot to find a pupil at £200 p.a. ALS.
30. 12 July 1836 - Edgeworth's Town. Introducing a Mr Hoppin, an American visiting Europe to widen his education; requests Mr Moilliot to introduce him to Birmingham, and especially to let him hear and see at Aston Hall the son of James Watt. ALS.
31. 4 Aug 1837 - Edgeworth's Town. Asks if Moilliot can suggest a purchaser for two large Tintorettos, which her brother Francis bought a few years earlier in Florence. Wonders if James Watt of Aston Hall would be interested. ALS.

Additional Letters
1. 23 Apr 1822 - 8, Holles Street. ALS to John Bowring. Arranging to meet for dinner, and saying she will bring with her Captain Beaufort.
2. 29 Mar 1829 - Edgeworth's Town. AL to Sir Charles Forbes. Asking him if he would like to meet her sister, Mrs Fanny Wilson.
3. 10 Apr 1830 - Edgeworth's Town. ALS to Signora Marjorie. Thanks for translating her book, "Early lessons", into Italian; discussing the present state of England; hoping that Signora Marjorie will visit her.
4. 16 Apr 1836 - Edgeworth's Town. ALS to Mrs Hinds. Description of the opening of Edgeworth's Town's school.
5. 10 Apr 1841 - ALS to Countess Harriet. The work she has done for the canvas; listing the nobility whom she has written to.
6. 28 July 1841 - Edgeworth's Town. ALS to Professor William Whewell. Regret at not meeting him; introducing to him her brother-in-law, Mr King.
7. 8 Jan 1843 - Edgeworth's Town. ALS to Miss Holland. Her illness; the postponement of her London scheme; the death of her brother, Lovell.
8. 5 Dec 1844 - Edgeworth's Town. ALS to Mr Lock. Asking him to use his influence to get an appointment with the East India Company's artillery for her step-nephew, William Robinson.
9. 22 Nov 1845 - Edgeworth's Town. Note to Mr Griffin. Sending her autograph; and wondering if he is related to the Irish author, Gerald Griffin.
10. 4 Dec 1845 - Edgeworth's Town. ALS as 8. Urging him to get the appointment for her step-nephew.
11. 14 Oct 1846 - Edgeworth's Town. ALS as 8. Content as 10.
12. 15 Dec 1847 - Edgeworth's Town. ALS to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Asking him to give a post in the Customs Department to a deserving applicant, James Vincent.
13. 27 Mar 1848 - Edgeworth's Town. ALS to Lord ---. Thanks for appointing AA Smith as a naval cadet on her recommendation.
14. 15 June 1848 - Edgeworth's Town. ALS to Mrs Hall. Her resolution to give her autograph only to friends, of whom Mrs Hall is one.
15. n.d. - ALS to W Jacob or Thomas Wallace, MP, on behalf of Mr and Mrs Buxton. Arrangements for his visit.
16. n.d. - ALS to Sir James Phillips Kay-Shuttleworth, Introducing Dr Thomas Steele, who wants an inspectorship of schools in England or Ireland.
17. 9 Aug 1834 - ALS to Martha Cowper, one of the authors of the Parents' Cabinet of amusement and instruction, about some of the latter.
18. 28 Sept 1824 - ALS to Etienne Dumont hoping he will be of assistance to her sisters in Geneva; thanks for his book. With pencil drawing of Edgeworthstown.
19. 26 Feb. 1847 - Concerning a donation to the Birmingham Relief Fund. ALS to Revd. John Millar.
20. 24 Aug 18-- - ALS from George William Frederick Howard, 7th Earl Carlisle, to M Edgeworth on the death of Mrs Tennant
21. 7 Oct 1843 - ALS from Maria Edgeworth to Sanderson Tennant about the publication of some sermons.
22. 6 Feb [ca 1841] - ALS from Maria Edgeworth to Mme Romilly, recalling a visit to Mme Marcet and asking for a pattern.
23. 1838 - AL in third person from Miss [Maria] Edgeworth, Edgeworthstown to Mr Mackenzie, 29 May 1838. Makes detailed arrangement for the despatch and receipt of newspapers. For example, she requests him in future to send them 'by the post not enclosed under any Government frank' and 'without any string around them - she believes that newspapers now go free'.
24. 1814 - AL in third person from Miss [Maria] Edgeworth, Edgeworth's Town, Ireland to the Editor of the Monthly Review [Mr Griffiths] 12 June 1814. With draft of reply, 27 July 1814. This letter appears to have been written following the publication of a review of Edgeworth's Patronage (1814) in the Monthly Review. She thanks him for the corrections to her 'gross errors' in Patronage which she will put right in the next edition. She queries his criticism of her use of the word 'excite' and asks him to make allowances for some of her errors because of 'her distance from the Press which has deprived her of the advantage of seeing proof sheets'. She concludes with a comment from her father [Richard Lovell] Edgeworth 'that the monitory yet kind tone of the review put him in mind of his excellent old friend Mr Griffiths' [father of the recipient] with whom he has passed happy hours'. The draft reply, dated 17 July 1814, was written from T[urnham] Green, although a note indicates that the reply was sent from Rye on 7 August. He firstly expresses surprise that there was no proof checking of her work and then refers in some detail to the friendship between Mr Edgeworth and the late Dr Griffiths.
25. n.d. [c.1800] - Engraving of Maria Edgeworth.
26. (n.d). early 19th cent - ALS from Maria Edgeworth, Black Castle to Mrs Sutton, 27 November. Photocopy. Apologises for her failure to visit.
27. n.d - ALS from Maria Edgeworth, 1 North Audley St. to Mr Murchisson. Declines invitation to pay her respects to the Murchissons due to a previous engagement.
28. 1817 - ALS from Maria Edgeworth, Edgeworth Town to Mr [Rowland] Hunter, St Paul's Church, London, 17 August 1817. This letter, addressed formally - 'Dear Sir' - to her publisher, firstly relates to a misunderstanding with regard to the despatch of some songs for a friend. These had been directed to Gen[era]l Airey at the request of her friend but, because of heavy and unexpected charges incurred for the delivery the parcel had not been released from the post office. Edgeworth asks for two more copies of the songs to be sent to Alex[ande]r Mangin, Castle, Dublin, who has been appointed as successor to Mr W Tay for the receipt of her parcels. She asks for the name of the author of 'the pretty little book Dialogues on Botany' which she had received in a previous parcel from Hunter, so that she may send her thanks for the gift. She also asks for a list of the contents of the packet sent to Airey and expresses hope that Cambridge's life was not in it. As a postscript, she gives news of Lovell [her brother] who 'has been much benefited by sea water'.
29. 1819 - ALS from Maria Edgeworth to D[avid] Wilkie (1785-1841, painter), Phillamore Place, Kensington [London], 14 Sept[ember] 1819. Relates to her engravings and includes instructions regarding the 'placing of the plates' of both 'the knave & slave' and 'the thief and his witness'. She also offers the services of her sisters 'who sketch well enough to execute for you any sketch from the life you might wish for'.
30. 1841 - ALS from Maria Edgeworth, 1 North Audley Street addressed to 'Dear Sir', 27 April 1841. With typescript transcript. 2pp. A detailed letter providing introductions for the recipient into American society. For example, she encloses for him a letter to a Mr and Mrs Ticknor 'who will do all you wish both in the best literary and best mannerd society in Boston'. A letter to Mr and Mrs Cruger 'will introduce you to a certain set of society in New York that you may perhaps be curious to see' and she offers to write on his behalf to Marchioness Wellesley, if her sister, Lady Camarthaen, does not provide him with a letter of introduction as promised. She also encloses a letter to Gerard Ralstone, her oldest friend amongst the Ralstones. At the end of the letter, Edgeworth appears to identify her correspondent as a Mr Powell: 'it is a pleasure and satisfaction to me to do any how the least service in my power to you as Lerlocke W[al]dron's friend and as the son of his friend and partner Mr Horsley Palmer'.
31. n.d. [early 20th cent] - ALS from Maria Edgeworth to Doctor Somerville [?William Somerville (1771-1860, physician]. Letter of invitation to accompany a party, which was to include Capt[ai]n Beaufort [?Sir Francis Beaufort (1774-1857), rear-admiral and hydrographer] and Capt[ai]n and Mrs Kater, to unspecified venue. Notes referred to about the expedition have not survived.

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Edgeworth-Baillie correspondence from the Library of the Royal College of Surgeons, England (Hunter-Baillie Collection)
Key: From - To: Place, Date
1. Maria Edgeworth - Joanna Baillie: np, March 1822
2. Maria Edgeworth - Joanna Baillie: np, 9 Apr 1820
3. Maria Edgeworth - Joanna Baillie: Edgeworthstown, 6 Oct 1823
4. Maria Edgeworth - Joanna Baillie: Knutsford, 27 May 1819
5. Maria Edgeworth - Joanna Baillie: Edgeworth's Town, 30 Mar 1824
6. Maria Edgeworth - Joanna Baillie: Abbotsford, Melrose, 5 Aug 1823
7. Maria Edgeworth - Joanna Baillie: Ed-----, 24 Mar 1824
8. Maria Edgeworth - Joanna Baillie: Ed-----, 19 Aug 1825
9. Maria Edgeworth - Joanna Baillie: Vicarage -----, 16 Feb 1836
10. Maria Edgeworth - Joanna Baillie: Ed-----, 22 Aug 1836
11. Maria Edgeworth - Joanna Baillie: Ed-----, 5 Oct 1841
12. Maria Edgeworth - Joanna Baillie: Ed-----, 23 Jan 1843
13. Maria Edgeworth - Joanna Baillie: Vicarage -----, 5 May 1843
14. Maria Edgeworth - Joanna Baillie: np, 19 May 1844
15. Maria Edgeworth - Joanna Baillie: Ed-----, 16 Aug 1844
16. Maria Edgeworth - Joanna Baillie: Ed-----, 6 Mar 1846
17. Maria Edgeworth - Joanna Baillie: Ed-----, 16 Nov 1846
18. Maria Edgeworth - Joanna Baillie: Ed-----, 7 Aug 1847
19. Maria Edgeworth - Joanna Baillie: Ed-----, 24 Dec 1847
20. Maria Edgeworth - Joanna Baillie: Ed-----, 14 Aug 1848
21. Anna Jameson - Joanna Baillie: Ealing, 17 Dec ?

Manuscripts of Maria Edgeworth from Bristol Record Office
Key: From - To: Place, Date
1. ME - "My dear Cousin": Edgeworthstown, 17 June 1836 [to Zoë King, her niece]
2. ME - "My dear niece Zoë: Edgeworthstown, 18 Feb 1808
3. ME - "My dear little niece Zoë: Edgeworthstown, 28 Apr 1811
4. ME - "My dear Zoë": Edgeworthstown, 28 June 1826
5. ME - "My dear Zoë": Edgeworthstown, 29 Mar 1827
6. ME - "Dear Zoë": Edgeworthstown, 4 May 1827
7. ME - "My dear Zoë": Edgeworthstown, 20 May 1827
8. ME - "My dear Zoë": Black Castle, 3 July 1827
9. ME - "My dear Zoë": Edgeworthstown, 4 Dec 1827
10. ME - Francois Delessert: Edgeworthstown, 23 Aug 1834
11. Poem 'Clear and white, and pur as snow'

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