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ED 546

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ED 546

Title

Letters to George Augustus Selwyn, private tutor

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Item

Administrative / Biographical history

George Augustus Selwyn was at Eton c.1823-1836. He returned in 1834 as a private tutor to the Herbert sons, before being made the first Bishop of New Zealand in 1841. In 1868, he became Bishop of Lichfield.

Date

1839 - 1844

Extent & medium

12 letters

Content description

Letters written from members of the Herbert and Clive families to George Augustus Selwyn (1809-1878), private tutor to George and Robert Charles Herbert. Includes mention of flooding at Eton, portrait of Selwyn, scarlet fever outbreak and building of sanitorium, new building work at Eton
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