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Ref No	MS 466/1/1/2/14/1
Finding Number	MS 466/162/91
Title	Letter from William Littleboy to Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury
Level	Item
Date	06 February 1926
Description	Writing from Bournville, Littleboy expresses his sympathy for Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury during her illness, recommending sources for Christian inspiration such as John Bunyan's 'Pilgrim's Progress'. Littleboy reflects on the religious dimensions of life, death and suffering and the religious inspiration which motivated people to devote their lives to the service of others.
Extent	1
Format	Item
Related Material	Biographical information about William Littleboy taken from Richenda Scott, 'Elizabeth Cadbury: 1858-1951' (London: Harrap, 1955), pp. 96-7.
Access Status	Open
AdminHistory	Described by Scott as among the 'stalwarts of Quakerism', William Littleboy was involved in the establishment of Woodbrooke Quaker settlement in Selly Oak during the early twentieth century.
Language	English

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