Mariage

Beresford-Hope Printed facsimile of circular letter to clergymen from 'A J B Beresford-Hope' as Chairman of the Marriage Law Defence Union' writing in opposition to the Married Women's Property Rights Act of 1882.

réf. 9464 — 18 September 1883. 20 Cockspur Street London SW. 12mo 1 p. In good condition. Laid down on a page removed from an album. Addressed to 'Rev. and Dear Sir' and calling the recipient's attention to an 'enclosed appeal' not present and asking that he 'would kindly put it up in your Church'. 'It speaks for iself and I can only add that the efficiency of the opposition to the disastrous change of law must greatly depend on the means at the disposal of those who are contending for an old domestic purity.' 18 September 1883. 20 Cockspur Street, London SW. unknown