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Fawcett, Henry (1833-1884), 1880s

1 folder
Collection Creator:
Hill, Matthew Davenport (1792-1872)
Dates:
1880s
Located In:
Box 1, Folder 8
Extent:
1 folder
Languages:
English
Scope and Contents

Letter signed (but entirely in the hand of an amanuensis) to Miss Hill. 18 Brookside, Cambridge, 20 October, no year (1880s?), 3 pp. A letter from the political economist and campaigner Henry Fawcett (1833-84), who had been blind since a shooting accident in 1854, referring to his pamphlet "The Post Office and Aids to Thrift" (1881), which had outlined the projected savings bank run through the post office, which he established as Postmaster General in Gladstone's second administration. Naturally, as a niece of Sir Rowland Hill, the recipient would have been interested in any scheme relating to the Post Office, but especially one which seemed to promise an aid to self-help by the poor. He also promises to enquire about her suggestion of fixing "a private letter box to your door,", presumably at the Hill sisters' house in Belsize Park, where they lived from 1879 to 1897.

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Credit this material:

Fawcett, Henry (1833-1884); Matthew Davenport Hill Family Correspondence, C1256, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Storage Note:
Firestone Library (mss)
Box 1
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Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

Letter signed (but entirely in the hand of an amanuensis) to Miss Hill. 18 Brookside, Cambridge, 20 October, no year (1880s?), 3 pp. A letter from the political economist and campaigner Henry Fawcett (1833-84), who had been blind since a shooting accident in 1854, referring to his pamphlet "The Post Office and Aids to Thrift" (1881), which had outlined the projected savings bank run through the post office, which he established as Postmaster General in Gladstone's second administration. Naturally, as a niece of Sir Rowland Hill, the recipient would have been interested in any scheme relating to the Post Office, but especially one which seemed to promise an aid to self-help by the poor. He also promises to enquire about her suggestion of fixing "a private letter box to your door,", presumably at the Hill sisters' house in Belsize Park, where they lived from 1879 to 1897.

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Collection History

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Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Credit this material:

Fawcett, Henry (1833-1884); Matthew Davenport Hill Family Correspondence, C1256, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

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