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Annie Gregory letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0275
Finding aid note: Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains a letter from Annie Gregory to Lady Margaret Spicer, daughter of the 12th Earl of Westmoreland. In the note, Annie requests that Lady Spicer let her know if her husband Captain John Edward Philip Spicer would let her (Annie) come to Chittoe Heath. Annie Gregory belonged to a Methodist (Weslayan) family in Wiltshire.

Dates

  • 1900

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from the Annie Gregory Letter must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library.

Biographical / Historical

Annie Gregory belonged to a Methodist (Wesleyan) family in Wiltshire. Annie published a book in 1881 called "Susanne Gibson: A Study for Christian Workers… with an appendix concerning a London School for Wesleyan Ministers’ Daughters". Lady Margaret Spicer was a younger daughter of the 12th Earl of Westmoreland. Though her father was a colonel in the British Army, and served in the Crimean War, he was chiefly notable for losing much of his fortune on horse racing. But Lady Margaret’s grandfather, the 11th Earl, was a celebrated M.P. soldier, diplomat, musician, and historian. He founded the Royal Academy of Music, wrote seven operas and many other smaller musical pieces, and wrote two or three books on military and political matters. The husband of Lady Margaret was Captain John Edward Philip Spicer (1850-1928), who was from a celebrated old Wiltshire family. John Edward Philip Spicer was High Sheriff of Wiltshire in 1889, and a Captain in the Queen’s Life Guards.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet ( (1 folder))

Language of Materials

English

Overview

This collection contains a letter from Annie Gregory to Lady Margaret Spicer, daughter of the 12th Earl of Westmoreland. In the note, Annie requests that Lady Spicer let her know if her husband Captain John Edward Philip Spicer would “let” her (Annie) a cottage called Chittoe Heath. Annie Gregory belonged to a Methodist (Wesleyan) family in Wiltshire.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was a gift donated to Fondren by George Williams on February 8, 1979.

Creator

Title
Guide to the Annie Gregory letter, ca. 1900
Status
Completed
Author
Jeff Warner
Date
2009
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA