BURDETT COUTTS (Angela Georgina, 1814-1906, from 1871 Baroness in her own right, Philanthropist)

Autograph Letter Signed to Miss Fortescue saying that she was “sorry not to see you Wednesday. Mrs Fortescure wrote me that you were anxious to see the Syms trail but I had made so many promises... I have been unable to offer it you. If you are staying in town next week, I would perhaps manage it...”, 2 sides 8vo., Holly Lodge, 22nd June

She was a philanthropist, the daughter of Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Baronet and Sophia, formerly Coutts, daughter of banker Thomas Coutts. In 1837 she became one of the wealthiest women in England when she inherited her grandfather's fortune of around £1.8 million following the death of her stepgrandmother, Harriot Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans. She joined the surnames of her father and grandfather, by royal licence, to become Burdett-Coutts. Edward VII is reported to have described her as "[a]fter my mother, the most remarkable woman in the kingdom".

Item Date:  1883

Stock No:  43771      £55

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