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To Ann Maria Carter Smith
Otterbourn
Novr 3d [1855]

MS Westcountry Studies Library, Exeter/ Yonge 1855/12

Madam1
I shall be very happy to avail myself of your pretty and pathetic tale of Lucy and Christian Wainwright for the Monthly Packet as soon as I can find space for its appearance, but I fear this may not be immediately as I should be sorry to break up the story into several numbers as the effect would be injured.

My rate of payment is 1/6 per printed page, and on putting this into type I will communicate with you.

Allow me to make one remark. Should not Christian have spoken of a pang long ago on hearing of Col Prescott’s marriage rather than his death?

yours truly
C M Yonge

1Ann Maria Carter Smith (1835-1909), daughter of the Rev. Richard Carter Smith (1802-1864), curate of St. Paul’s, Charlton, and Mary Williamson. Ann Carter Smith lived at Stepney, but the family had previously lived in Norway; she contributed to MP (1856-90), and published fiction.
2In envelope addressed to Miss A Carter Smith, Stepney Rectory, London very indistinctly postmarked on reverse.

Cite this letter


The Letters of Charlotte Mary Yonge(1823-1901) edited by Charlotte Mitchell, Ellen Jordan and Helen Schinske.

URL to this Letter is: https://c21ch.newcastle.edu.au/yonge/3074/to-ann-maria-carter-smith-3

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