File 25 - Letters from Anna Maria Hall

6 items; manuscript and printed

A file of six original letters from Anna Maria Hall, an Irish writer, editor, and philanthropist. The file includes a clipping of the original auction catalogue entry referring to the content of the letters. The entry reads ‘Autograph letters [from Hall] signed to Mrs. Smith, concerning her work; her health; her visit to [Thomas] Moore, the poet; her journey to Scotland, and her agreement with her publishers to write a volume “A month in the Highlands”, with 500 illustrations, etc. 25 pp., 12mo and 8vo. 1845-1850’.

For biographical information on Anna Maria Hall (1800-1881) see https://www.dib.ie/biography/hall-anna-maria-a3719