PITTS THEOLOGY LIBRARY
ARCHIVES AND MANUSCRIPTS DEPT.

WILBERFORCE, BASIL, 1841-1916.
Letter to Frances Power Cobbe, [18--?].

MANUSCRIPT NUMBER 315

EXTENT:  .01 cubic ft. (1 folder)

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CITATION:  Basil Wilberforce letter to Frances Powers Cobbe, MSS 315, Archives and Manuscripts Dept., Pitts Theology Library, Emory University.  

 Biographical Note

Little biographical information about Archdeacon Basil Wilberforce was found. He lived from 1841-1916.

Scope and Content Note

This collection is comprised of a letter dated May 10 from Basil Wilberforce to Frances Power Cobbe. Cobbe (1822-1904) was a English feminist writer who was also involved in the anti-vivisection movement. In the letter, Wilberforce praises Cobbe, writing, “the world is the better that you have lived.”

Last Modified: 06/13/2005