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Diary, 1820

 Item — Box: Firth Manuscripts Box 1
Reference code: 58/1/10

Scope and Contents

The 1820 diary is written in The Ladies Select Pocket Remembrancer for the Year 1820. On 27 December Elizabeth's father died. The Brontë's move to Haworth, but Mr Brontë notably returns to administer consolation at Dr Firth’s deathbed. This was also the year following Peterloo, with unrest in the manufacturing districts; on the night of 31 March Elizabeth and her family ‘sat up expecting the Radicals.'

Dates

  • Creation: 1820

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Available by appointment. Diary transcripts available under External Documents below.

Extent

1 Item(s)

Language of Materials

From the Fonds: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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