Letter from Sister Kitty Witham concerning the Great Lisbon Earthquake (transcript)

Transcript of a letter from Sister Kitty Witham to her mother, in which she describes the Great Earthquake in Lisbon of 1755 and its impact on the community at Syon Abbey. A paragraph at the end of the letter is addressed to 'Aunt Ashmall'.

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Syon Abbey Archive EUL MS 389

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1755-01-27
(Transcript created 2018)

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Transcript of EUL MS 389/PERS/WITHAM