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Letters to Benjamin Hobson M.D., from his mother Rebecca Hobson, and his sisters, Hannah, Ursula, Jane, Eliza, and Hepzibah Hobson. 1831-1863.
1 Eliza Hobson to her brother at St. Pauls Square. Welford, 11 Dec 1831
2 Hepzibah Hobson to her brother in London. 22 Nov 1838
3 Eliza Hobson to her brother and sister-in-law at the Macao Hospital, China. Welford, 6 March 1844. Endorsed 'July 31, [1840]'
4 Eliza Hobson to her brother in Batavia. Welford, 14 March 1840
5 Ursula Hobson to her brother. 20 June 1840
6 Rebecca Hobson to her son. Welford, 17 Aug 1840. Incomplete
7 Hepzibah to her brother and sister-in-law. Welford, 20 Oct 1840
8 Eliza Hobson to her brother at the Macao Hospital, China, 22 Oct 1840
9 Hannah Hobson to her brother. Welford, 5 Nov 1840
10 Jane Hobson to her brother. Welford, 6 Nov 1840
11/1-2 Eliza Hobson to her brother. Welford, 11 Nov 1840
12 Hepzibah Hobson to her brother. Welford, 1 May 1841
13/1-2 Hannah Hobson to her brother. Welford, 10 May 1841
 Eliza Hobson to her brother. 11 May 1841
14 Eliza Hobson to her brother. Welford, 8 July 1841
15 Eliza Hobson to her brother. Welford, 28 Aug 1841
16 Eliza Hobson to her brother. Welford, 14 Sept 1841
17/1-2 Rebecca Hobson to her son. n.d.; continued by Eliza Hobson to her brother. Welford, 29 June 1843
18 Eliza Hobson to her brother. Welford, 29 Oct 1843
19 Eliza Hobson to her brother. Brighton, 29 Sept 1844
20/1-3 Eliza Hobson to her brother. Welford, 25 Feb - 2 March 1845; with a copy of a letter from H. Marshall to his niece U. Hobson. Feb 1845
21/1-4 Eliza Hobson to her brother. Reading, 2 April 1856. Endorsed 'May 24, 1856'
22/1-2 Rebecca Hobson to her son. Reading, 2 Jan 1857. Endorsed 'March 5, 1857'
23/1-2 Eliza Hobson to her brother. Reading, 3 July 1857. Endorsed 'Sept 2, 1857'
24/1-2 Rebecca Hobson to her son. Reading, 13 July 1857. Endorsed 'Sept 18, 1857'
25/1-2 Eliza Hobson to her brother. Reading, 18 July 1857. Endorsed 'Sept 18, 1857'
26/1-2 Eliza Hobson to her brother. Keswick, Cumberland, 18-19 Sept 1858
27 Rebecca Hobson to her son. 17 Sept 1859
28/1-2 Rebecca Hobson to her son. n.d. Endorsed 'April 20'
29 Rebecca Hobson to her son. n.d.
30 Rebecca Hobson to her son. Welford, May 24. Incomplete
31 Rebecca Hobson to her son. n.d.
32/1-3 Copy of a letter from Eliza Hobson to her brother. Regent's Park, 26 April
33/1-2 Eliza Hobson to her brother. Welford, 28-29 Dec
34/1-2 Eliza Hobson to her brother. Hackney, Sept
35 Eliza Hobson to her brother. n.d.
36 [Eliza Hobson to her brother?] n.d. Lacks first page

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