Lot 172
Irish Methodism.- Lutton (Anne, Wesleyan Methodist preacher, of Moira, Co. Down) c. 194 Autograph Letters signed to Eliza Stevenson, 1817-31.
Hammer Price: £480
Description
Irish Methodism.- Lutton (Anne, Wesleyan Methodist preacher, of Moira, Co. Down, 1791-1881) Autograph Letters signed "Anne Lutton" or "AL" to Eliza "Betty" Stevenson of Grove, Kilmore, c. 194 letters, numerous pp., folds, browned, some wear with slight loss, all laid down in an album, copy of the "The Church Catechism, lock of ?Lutton's hair and engravings and a copy of original boards, rubbed and marked, upper covers partially repaired, rebacked in modern cloth, folio, n.d. & 1817-31.
⁂ "...let this ever give you courage and confidence. God is on your side! what can harm injure or destroy?" - Anne Lutton.
"Anne Lutton's life is a fascinating record of that brief period of female public activism within the Methodist movement, perhaps more unusual in Ireland than in England. Her letters to family and friends, spanning a fifty-year period, provide rare insight into female piety and local religious practice in nineteenth-century Ireland." - Oxford DNB.
Description
Irish Methodism.- Lutton (Anne, Wesleyan Methodist preacher, of Moira, Co. Down, 1791-1881) Autograph Letters signed "Anne Lutton" or "AL" to Eliza "Betty" Stevenson of Grove, Kilmore, c. 194 letters, numerous pp., folds, browned, some wear with slight loss, all laid down in an album, copy of the "The Church Catechism, lock of ?Lutton's hair and engravings and a copy of original boards, rubbed and marked, upper covers partially repaired, rebacked in modern cloth, folio, n.d. & 1817-31.
⁂ "...let this ever give you courage and confidence. God is on your side! what can harm injure or destroy?" - Anne Lutton.
"Anne Lutton's life is a fascinating record of that brief period of female public activism within the Methodist movement, perhaps more unusual in Ireland than in England. Her letters to family and friends, spanning a fifty-year period, provide rare insight into female piety and local religious practice in nineteenth-century Ireland." - Oxford DNB.
Related Lots
Back To Auction Catalogue
Newsletter Signup
Keyword Alerts
You can now save your preferences to receive emails, or create a free lite account which gives you more features.
Would you like to receive personalised keyword alerts when new catalogues go live. If so, please indicate these below
Set a password to save your keyword alerts
Passwords are a minimum of 7 characters and must include an upper case letter, a lower case letter, a number and a special character.
Newsletter