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    SAMPSON KEMPTHORNE (1809-73)

    Letter from Sampson Kempthorne to George Anson

    16 Jan 1841

    Loose manuscript paper; mounted | 1 document (2 pages) (whole object) | RA VIC/MAIN/M/16/21

    Sampson Kempthorne names the lady he recommends for the position in the nursery as his wife's unmarried sister, Miss Charlotte Pratt, daughter of the Rev Josiah Pratt.

    • Creator(s)

      Sampson Kempthorne (1809-73) (writer)

      George Edward Anson (1812-49) (addressee)

    • 1 document (2 pages) (whole object)

    • Place of Production
      36 Clarges Street
    • Object type(s)
        • printed & manuscript material
          • documents
            • correspondence
      Language(s)
      English
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