Emily Susannah Clarke to GE, Brighton, 2 December 1878
Title
Emily Susannah Clarke to GE, Brighton, 2 December 1878
Title
Emily Susannah Clarke to GE, Brighton, 2 December 1878
Sender
Emily Susannah Clarke
Recipient
George Eliot
Date(s)
- 1878-12-02
Place
Brighton
Letter Content
Emily Susannah Clarke to GE, Brighton, 2 December 1878
MS: Yale.
Gladstone Terrace, Brighton | December 2. 78.
Dearest Aunt Polly
Words fail me to say how grieved I am. He whom you have lost was so loving and tender hearted -- to me ever kind.
God help you to bear it, I know nothing I can do but to pray you may have comfort, if there be anything do tell me. With heartfelt sympathy
Your loving niece
Emily S. Clarke.
MS: Yale.
Gladstone Terrace, Brighton | December 2. 78.
Dearest Aunt Polly
Words fail me to say how grieved I am. He whom you have lost was so loving and tender hearted -- to me ever kind.
God help you to bear it, I know nothing I can do but to pray you may have comfort, if there be anything do tell me. With heartfelt sympathy
Your loving niece
Emily S. Clarke.
Signature
Emily S. Clarke.
Citation
Emily Susannah Clarke, Emily Susannah Clarke to GE, Brighton, 2 December 1878, Complete George Eliot Letters(2026), George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://www.georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/91829