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Angela Burdett-Coutts was a British philanthropist and one of the richest women in Britain during the nineteenth century. During her lifetime she gave more than £3 million to good causes including scholarships and endowments. With her friend Charles Dickens she co-founded Urania Cottage in London - a home for young women who were homeless and destitute. At the age of 67 Angela married her 29 year old secretary William Bartlett. He took her surname and they remained married until her death in 1906 at the age of 92.
Angela Burdett-Coutts was a British philanthropist and one of the richest women in Britain during the nineteenth century. During her lifetime she gave more than £3 million to good causes including scholarships and endowments. With her friend Charles Dickens she co-founded Urania Cottage in London - a home for young women who were homeless and destitute. At the age of 67 Angela married her 29 year old secretary William Bartlett. He took her surname and they remained married until her death in 1906 at the age of 92.
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| Title: | Letter from Angela Burdett-Coutts |
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| Description: | Angela Burdett-Coutts provided funds for explorers David Livingstone and Henry Morton Stanley's expeditions in Africa. Livingstone and Stanley are the subjects of her letter. She writes 4 days after Livingstone's death was reported to the Foreign Office and 3 months before his body was returned to England. |
| Address: | Palace Hotel Edinburgh |
| Letter dated: | 31-01-1874 |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 1, 4 pages; torn section due to glue. |
| Types of letter: | Comments about another client, author, artist or work etc.; Personal |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Image rights: | https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/commemorations/angela-burdett-coutts |
| Identifier: | SL_39 |
