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Brontë family manuscripts and correspondence
Brontë Family
1812-1925
A substantial collection of original and transcribed material by, or relating to, different members of the Brontë family. The collection contains: (A) by Anne Brontë, an autograph manuscript discu...
Brontë Manuscript notebook
c1847 - 1860
Notebook containing untitled text attributed to Anne Brontë. The text is a discussion on the truth of the Bible, between two speakers 'S' and 'C'. One is a sceptic, the other a believer who justifies...
Branwell Brontë
1830 - 1848
Manuscripts and letters created by Patrick Branwell Brontë (known as Branwell). The only son of Patrick and Maria Brontë, Branwell was bother to Charlotte, Emily and Anne. The manuscripts and lett...
Letters from Branwell Brontë to various correspondents
1842 - 1848
Letters written by Branwell Brontë and addressed to various correspondents. 21 letters are addressed to Joseph Bentley Leyland, with one address to Francis Grundy, one to John Brown, and a further le...
Letter from Branwell Brontë to Joseph Bentley Leyland
15 May 1842
Letter to Joseph Leyland commenting on the drawings Leyland has sent to the Committee appointed to erect a monument to the surgeon Thomas Andrews following his death, and inviting Leyland to a meeting...
Letter from Branwell Brontë to Joseph Bentley Leyland
29 June 1842
Letter to Joseph Leyland commenting on the monument to Thomas Andrews, surgeon and requesting Leyland visit Brontë in Haworth, along with Mr Constable.
Letter from Branwell Brontë to Joseph Bentley Leyland
12 July 1842
Letter to Joseph Leyland mentioning John Brown and Mr Newsholme of Haworth and commenting on the final stages involved in completing the memorial tablet for Thomas Andrews. Letter also refers to Bront...
Letter from Branwell Brontë to Joseph Bentley Leyland
10 August 1842
Letter to Joseph Leyland requesting that he send John Brown materials for blacking white marble. Also comments on the reaction in Haworth to Leyland’s monument (for Thomas Andrews), and asks that L...
Letter from Branwell Brontë to Joseph Bentley Leyland
22 July 1843
Letter to Leyland discussing Brontë’s debts with Mr Watson Nicholson, proprietor of the Old Cock, Halifax, and with Mrs Sugden of the Talbot, Halifax, and his hopes for settling the debts through a...
Letter from Branwell Brontë to Joseph Bentley Leyland
4 August 1845
Letter to Leyland enquiring on behalf of John Brown, whether Leyland will be visiting Haworth during the following week. The letter also discusses the poor state of Brontë’s mental health during hi...
Letter from Branwell Brontë to Joseph Bentley Leyland
19 August 1845
Letter to Leyland discussing payment for a monument which Leyland will receive from John Brown on behalf of the commissioning parties. Also comments on the poor state of his own affairs.