| Repository | Special Collections Archives (GB 0029) |
| Ref No | EUL MS 459 |
| Date | 2019 |
| Level | Collection |
| Extent | 2 items: [1 envelope (1 piece), 1 folder (4 pieces)] |
| Title | Photocopy of a letter from Sister Catherine Witham of Syon Abbey to her mother in 1763 |
| Description | A letter from 'Catherine Witham de Sta. Anna', sent from 'Lisbon Sion house' to her 'Dear Mama' and dated 17 April 1763. It includes references to friends and family, cleaning her cell, worship, her decision to become a nun. praying for peace, and her duties as a 'hebdomadarium' [hebdomadary]. Includes a letter from the donor [closed]. |
| Language | English |
| Format | Printed material |
| Access Status | Open |
| Copyright | Usual EUL conditions apply |
| Related Material | Other material relating to Sister Catherine 'Kitty' Witham held by the University of Exeter Special Collections includes:
EUL MS 389/COM/2/1/4/23 Vow of Sister Catherine Witham (1749)
EUL MS 389/PERS/WITHAM Manuscript letter from Sister Kitty Witham to her mother (1756)
EUL MS 262/add1/29 Small manuscript volume entitled The Testament of the Sovle Made By S. Charles Borromeus, Card[inal] & Arch Bishop of Milan (1749)
EUL MS 262/add1/30 Manuscript volume of prayers for the use of Sister Catherine [Kitty] Witham (c 1749-1793)
EUL MS 262/add1/31- Manuscript volume entitled The Practice of the Spirituall Exercises of Saint Ignatius. The inscription on the flyleaf reads: Sister Catherine Witham de S[an]ta. Anna her Book of Delight, given her by the good Sister Monica Hodgson in 1753 (1753)
EUL MS 262/add2/14 Manuscript volume marked M.S. 14 and entitled Howe and why our office is to be sayd every day In the Hours (c 1749-1793)
EUL MS 262/add2/24 Manuscript volume marked MS 24 and entitled A Collection of Small Prayers either Daily Or Frequently said in Community. For the use of Sister Kitty Witham (c 1761)
EUL MS 262/add2/25 Manuscript volume entitled Estacao (c 1749-1793)
EUL MS 499 - Book entitled 'Officium Hebdomadae Sanctae Secundum Missale & Breviarium Romanum' with inscriptions by Sister Catherine 'Kitty' Witham of Syon Abbey
Please note: the Syon Abbey Library Collection includes a number of books containing inscriptions by Sister Kitty, but a comprehensive survey has not been undertaken.
Other related collections held at the University of Exeter Special Collections include:
EUL MS 389 - Syon Abbey archive
EUL MS 262 - Syon Abbey medieval and modern manuscript collection
EUL MS 95 - Papers of Canon John Rory Fletcher relating to the history of Syon Abbey
EUL MS 265 - Papers relating to the library and its readership at Syon Abbey
EUL MS 394 - Papers relating to Marion Glasscoe's relationship with Syon Abbey and the Syon Reliquary
The substantial book collection of Syon Abbey (entries available on the library OPAC online catalogue: see http://lib.ex.ac.uk, under local classmark SYON ABBEY)
Bound volumes of 'The Poor Souls' Friend and St Joseph's Monitor' (entry available on the library OPAC online catalogue: see http://lib.ex.ac.uk, under local classmark SYON/POOR)
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| Access Conditions | The letter from Sister Catherine is open; the letter from the donor is closed to protect personal data. |
| Creator_Name | Witham, Catherine (fl 1749-1793); Bridgettine nun; known as Kitty |