| Description | In this letter, written in Edinburgh, Ann Cash wishes her niece a 'joyful' birthday. She remarks on Elizabeth's recent travels abroad, particularly her 'ramblings among those never forgotten mountains and lakes and waterfalls.' She adds that 'home' would be 'the best place' for Elizabeth to spend her twenty-first birthday which would 'usher' her into 'womanhood'. She writes 'you will want a day for thought and prayer'.
Ann Cash remarks on the presence of Elizabeth's grandmother at her birthday celebrations and reflects on Elizabeth's feelings about turning twenty one. She suggests that Elizabeth may feel 'regret at leaving girlhood's days behind' and taking 'a woman's share' of life's duties and responsibilities. Referring to a passage in the Bible, Ann remarks that she believed Elizabeth capable of meeting the demands of this new life.
Ann Cash's letter reveals her close relationship with Elizabeth, Ann referring to the loving bond which they had shared since Elizabeth's childhood. She concludes her letter remarking on the family gathering which was taking place to celebrate Elizabeth's birthday. |
| AdminHistory | Elizabeth Taylor's aunt Ann (Lucas) Cash was the daughter of hergrandmother Elizabeth Pettifer Lucas Cash and her mother Mary Jane Taylor's sister. Scott describes Elizabeth Taylor's perceptions of her aunt Annie as a 'gentle, imaginative, and sympathetic' person. |