| Description | This letter was sent by Elizabeth Taylor to her mother Mary Jane Taylor when she was aged between seven and eight years old. The envelope indicates that Mary Jane Taylor was staying in Gloucester, possibly with Elizabeth's uncle and aunt Frederick and Martha Goodall Cash. Written on paper headed with the address of the Taylor family home, 'Sunbury, Peckham Rye', Elizabeth Taylor's letter refers to the death of a baby in the family. Elizabeth also tells her mother about her recent activities and writes that she was going to tea at her grandmother's house with her elder sister Margaret (Pearlie). |