Letter from Maria Benson to Mary Anne Rawson

Reference
- GB 133 English MS 414/61
Dates of Creation
- 1826
Physical Description
- 3 sides

Scope and Content

Letter from Maria Benson to Mary Anne Rawson, includes a copy of her poem 'Rest'.

Archive Record|Table of contents

Rawson / Wilson Anti-Slavery PapersEng MSS 414-415, 741-744

Letters to Mary Anne Rawson, Henry Joseph Wilson and othersEng MS 741

Letters and PapersEng MS 742

Minute Book of the Sheffield Female Anti-Slavery SocietyEng MS 743

Anti-Slavery PoemsEng MS 744

The Bow in the CloudEnglish MS 414

Note on the contents of the manuscript scrapbooks for The Bow in the CloudEnglish MS 414/1a

The Bow in the Cloud advertisementEnglish MS 414/1b

Letter from Bernard Barton to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/2

Letter from Bernard Barton to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/3

Letter from Bernard Barton to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/4

The Starting-Post; Or Clarkson at Woods-MillEnglish MS 414/5

Letter from Jane Roscoe to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/6

Sonnet. The African Mother. A Fact.English MS 414/7

Letter from Thomas Hill to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/8

The Grave of WilberforceEnglish MS 414/9

Copy of 'The Grave of Wilberforce'English MS 414/9a

Portrait of Thomas HillEnglish MS 414/9b

Letter from Thomas Hill to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/10

Letter from Thomas Hill to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/11

Letter from John Sheppard to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/12

Portrait of John SheppardEnglish MS 414/12a

Letter from Joseph Watson to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/13

Letter from Eliza Conder to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/14

The Birthright of BritonsEnglish MS 414/14a

Letter from Eliza Conder to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/15

Letter from Eliza Conder to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/16

Letter from Josiah Conder to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/17

Letter from Josiah Conder to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/18

Letter from Allan Cunningham to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/19

Letter from Francis Wrangham to Maria BensonEnglish MS 414/20

Letter from Francis Wrangham to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/21

Letter from William Howitt to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/22

Portrait of William HowittEnglish MS 414/22a

The English PeasantEnglish MS 414/23

West-Indian SlaveryEnglish MS 414/24

Letter from Mary Howitt to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/25

Portrait of Mary HowittEnglish MS 414/25a

Letter from Mary Howitt to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/26

Copy of Visions of SlaveryEnglish MS 414/26a

Letter from Mary Howitt to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/27

The Negro MotherEnglish MS 414/28

Copy of Visions of SlaveryEnglish MS 414/29

Letter from Richard Winter Hamilton to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/30

Portrait of Richard Winter HamiltonEnglish MS 414/30a

'The Late Rev. Dr. Winter Hamilton of Leeds' from an unknown newspaperEnglish MS 414/30b

Letter from Jeremiah Holmes Wiffen to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/31

Letter from Jeremiah Holmes Wiffen to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/32

Letter from Jeremiah Holmes Wiffen to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/33

Appeal for the Injured AfricanEnglish MS 414/34

They Ask Me for Some Radiant LayEnglish MS 414/35

HopeEnglish MS 414/36

HopeEnglish MS 414/36a

HopeEnglish MS 414/36b

Toussaint LouvertureEnglish MS 414/37

Letter from unknown to Richard MilesEnglish MS 414/38

Letter from James Baldwin Brown to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/39

Letter from James Baldwin Brown to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/40

To My Native CountryEnglish MS 414/41

Copy of To My Native CountryEnglish MS 414/41a

The Negro Burial GroundEnglish MS 414/42

The Negro Burial GroundEnglish MS 414/42a

Letter from Mary Sterndale to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/43

Letter from Mary Sterndale to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/44

The Slave ShipEnglish MS 414/44a

Supposed to be Spoken by a NegroEnglish MS 414/44b

Supposed to be Spoken by a NegroEnglish MS 414/44c

The Children RestoredEnglish MS 414/44d

Letter from John Bowring to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/45

Portrait of John BowringEnglish MS 414/45a

The NegroEnglish MS 414/46

Letter from James Edmeston to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/47

The Death of the SlaveEnglish MS 414/48

Letter from James Edmeston to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/48a

Letter from James Edmeston to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/49

A Voice from America's PlainsEnglish MS 414/50

Letter from Agnes Bulmer to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/51

Letter from Agnes Bulmer to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/52

Song. The Negro is Free!English MS 414/53

Song. The Negro is Free!English MS 414/53a

LibertyEnglish MS 414/54

Remarks on the Christian Duty of Putting an End to SlaveryEnglish MS 414/55

Portrait of Samuel GurneyEnglish MS 414/55a

A Tale of SlaveryEnglish MS 414/56

A Tale of SlaveryEnglish MS 414/56a

Letter from William Knibb to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/57

Letter from William Knibb to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/58

The Little African PleaderEnglish MS 414/59

Poems by William KnibbEnglish MS 414/60

Copy of The Persecuted MissionaryEnglish MS 414/60a

Burchell's narrativeEnglish MS 414/60b

Letter from Maria Benson to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/61

Copy of RestEnglish MS 414/61a

Letter from Maria Benson to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/62

Letter from J.W.H. Pritchard to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/63

The Aged NegroEnglish MS 414/63b

Letter from J.W.H. Pritchard to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/64

Letter from J.W.H. Pritchard to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/65

Letter from J.W.H. Pritchard to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/66

Letter from J.W.H. Pritchard to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/67

Freedom IndeedEnglish MS 414/68

Letter from Francis Wrangham to Maria BensonEnglish MS 414/69

Evening in the West IndiesEnglish MS 414/70

Copy of Evening in the West IndiesEnglish MS 414/70a

Letter from George Pilkington to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/71

Pierre SallahEnglish MS 414/72

Granville Sharp (A Fragment)English MS 414/73

Portrait of Granville SharpEnglish MS 414/73a

Revelation Subversive of SlaveryEnglish MS 414/74

Copy of Abolition of SlaveryEnglish MS 414/74a

Letter from James Riddall Wood to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/75

Letter from James Montgomery to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/76

Letter from James Montgomery to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/77

Letter from James Montgomery to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/78

Letter from James Montgomery to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/79

Letter from James Montgomery to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/80

Letter from James Montgomery to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/81

Letter from James Montgomery to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/82

Letter from James Montgomery to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/83

Letter from James Montgomery to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/84

Leonard DoberEnglish MS 414/85

Copy of 'Leonard Dober'English MS 414/85a

Letter from John Holland to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/86

Letter from John Holland to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/87

Letter from John Holland to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/88

The Set TimeEnglish MS 414/89

The Set TimeEnglish MS 414/89a

A Word for the SlaveEnglish MS 414/90

Letter from Eleanor Elliott to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/91

The Dying NegressEnglish MS 414/92

The Spanish Maiden's Song to the Marvel of PeruEnglish MS 414/93

Letter from Eustace Carey to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/94

The Insurrection in JamaicaEnglish MS 414/95

The Lot of the SlaveEnglish MS 414/96

Copy of The Lot of the SlaveEnglish MS 414/96a

Letter from Samuel Carter Hall to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/97

Portrait of Mr Samuel Carter Hall and Mrs Anna Maria HallEnglish MS 414/97a

Repose for the WearyEnglish MS 414/98

Letter from John Pye Smith to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/99

Portrait of John Pye SmithEnglish MS 414/99a

Letter from Matthew Bridges to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/100

Letter from Thomas Burchell to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/101

Letter from Thomas Burchell to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/102

Letter from Thomas Burchell to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/103

Luke X. 25-37English MS 414/104

Letter from James Douglas to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/105

Letter from Lucy Townsend to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/106

Copy of The DecisionEnglish MS 414/106a

Letter from Lucy Townsend to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/106b

Letter from Chauncy Hare Townshend to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/107

Letter from A.H. Smith to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/108

Letter from A.H. Smith to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/109

Letter from Bernard Barton to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 414/109a

He being dead yet SpeakethEnglish MS 414/110

Copy of He being dead yet SpeakethEnglish MS 414/110a

Copy of He being dead yet SpeakethEnglish MS 414/110b

The Bow in the CloudEnglish MS 415

Letter from Lord Morpeth to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/111

Letter from Lord Morpeth to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/112

Letter from Lord Morpeth to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/113

Ode on the Abolition of SlaveryEnglish MS 415/114

Copy of 'Ode on the Abolition of Slavery'English MS 415/114a

Portrait of Lord CarlisleEnglish MS 415/114b

Castle Howard, The Seat of The Right Hon'ble The Earl of Carlisle.English MS 415/114c

Letter from Thomas Fowell Buxton to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/115

Letter from Thomas Fowell Buxton to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/116

Copy of Compensation for the SlaveEnglish MS 415/116a

Portrait of Thomas BuxtonEnglish MS 415/116b

Letter from Thomas Fowell Buxton to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/117

Letter from Thomas Fowell Buxton to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/118

Letter from John Parker to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/119

Libertas, Quae Sera, Tamen RespexitEnglish MS 415/120

Copy of Libertas, Quae Sera, Tamen RespexitEnglish MS 415/120a

Letter from John Ely to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/121

Portrait of John ElyEnglish MS 415/121a

Funeral OrationEnglish MS 415/122

Letter from William Marsh to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/123

Portrait of William MarshEnglish MS 415/123a

Letter from William Marsh to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/124

The Negro PoetEnglish MS 415/124a

Letter from Sarah Joanna Williams to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/125

Letter from Sarah Joanna Williams to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/126

Letter from Sarah Joanna Williams to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/127

Letter from Elizabeth Walker to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/128

Letter from Elizabeth Walker to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/129

Copy of Invocation to LibertyEnglish MS 415/129a

Letter from Elizabeth Walker to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/130

The Triumph of FreedomEnglish MS 415/131

Copy of The Triumph of FreedomEnglish MS 415/131a

[The Triumph of Freedom]English MS 415/132

Copy of The Hope of the SlaveEnglish MS 415/133

Untitled poemEnglish MS 415/134

Letter from Thomas Best to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/135

Portrait of Thomas BestEnglish MS 415/135a

Letter from Thomas Best to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/136

Letter from Thomas Best to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/137

Letter from Thomas Best to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/138

The True FreedmanEnglish MS 415/139

Copy of The True FreedmanEnglish MS 415/139a

Letter from Thomas Pringle to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/140

Portrait of Thomas PringleEnglish MS 415/140a

Letter from Thomas Pringle to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/141

Letter from Thomas Pringle to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/142

Letter from Thomas Pringle to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/143

Letter from Thomas Pringle to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/144

Letter from Thomas Pringle to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/144a

Letter from Thomas Pringle to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/145

The Desolate ValleyEnglish MS 415/145a

The Wild Forester of WinterbergEnglish MS 415/146

Copy of The Wild Forester of WinterbergEnglish MS 415/146a

The Bible and SlaveryEnglish MS 415/147

Portrait of Joseph GilbertEnglish MS 415/147a

Letter from Ann Gilbert (nee Taylor) to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/148

Ann GilbertEnglish MS 415/148a

Letter from Ann Gilbert (nee Taylor) to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/149

Letter from Ann Gilbert (nee Taylor) to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/150

Letter from Ann Gilbert (nee Taylor) to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/151

The MotherEnglish MS 415/152

Three slaves on the shoreEnglish MS 415/152a

To a Negro InfantEnglish MS 415/153

OppressionEnglish MS 415/154

Copy of OppressionEnglish MS 415/154a

Letter from Thomas Clarkson to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/155

Autograph of Thomas ClarksonEnglish MS 415/155a

Resolutions No 9 of the Aboriginal Protection SocietyEnglish MS 415/155b

Letter from Robert Stephens McAll to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/156

Letter from Henry Gally Knight to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/157

Letter from John Clare to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/158

Letter from Lord Macaulay to George RawsonEnglish MS 415/159

Stamped, addressed card from Thomas Babington Macaulay to George RawsonEnglish MS 415/159a

Portrait of Thomas Babington MacaulayEnglish MS 415/159b

Portrait of Thomas Babington MacaulayEnglish MS 415/159c

Portrait of Thomas Babington MacaulayEnglish MS 415/159d

Thomas Babington MacaulayEnglish MS 415/159e

Letter from Ralph Wardlaw to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/160

Portrait of Ralph WardlawEnglish MS 415/160a

Portrait of Ralph WardlawEnglish MS 415/160b

Letter from Thomas Moore to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/161

Letter from George Thompson to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/162

Letter from Joseph Hunter to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/163

Letter from Isaac Taylor to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/164

Letter from William Wordsworth to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/165

Portrait of William WordsworthEnglish MS 415/165a

The Poet WordsworthEnglish MS 415/165b

Letter from Robert Southey to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/166

Robert Southey's MemorialEnglish MS 415/166a

Greta Hall, Keswick, CumbriaEnglish MS 415/166b

View from Robert Southey's Library, Greta HallEnglish MS 415/166c

Greta Hall, Keswick, CumbriaEnglish MS 415/166e

Greta Hall and Keswick BridgeEnglish MS 415/166f

Portrait of Robert SoutheyEnglish MS 415/166g

Letter from Mary Roberts to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/167

Letter from William H. Vale to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/168

Autograph of William H. ValeEnglish MS 415/168a

Autograph of William H. ValeEnglish MS 415/168b

Portrait of William H. ValeEnglish MS 415/168c

Letter from Thomas Smith to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/169

Letter from Sarah Dudley to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/170

Letter from John Angell James to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/171

Portrait of John Angell JamesEnglish MS 415/171a

Letter from Matthew Gisborne to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/172

Letter from John Riland to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/173

Letter from Barbara Hofland to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/174

Portrait of Barbara HoflandEnglish MS 415/174a

Letter from Henry Hart Milman to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/175

Portrait of Henry Hart MilmanEnglish MS 415/175a

Letter from [illegible signature] to Mary Anne Read [Rawson]English MS 415/176

Letter from Richard Matthews to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/177

Letter from Mary Martha Sherwood to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/178

Letter from Mary Martha Sherwood to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/179

Letter from Richard Cecil to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/180

Letter from Richard Cecil to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/181

Letter from T. Campbell to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/182

Engraving of the statue of Thomas CampbellEnglish MS 415/182a

Letter from Thomas Camplin to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/183

To A Slave OwnerEnglish MS 415/184

Letter from S. Camplin to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/185

Letter from James Everett to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/186

Letter from James Everett to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/187

Letter from Thomas Raffles to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/188

Portrait of Thomas RafflesEnglish MS 415/188a

Letter from Thomas Raffles to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/189

Letter from Thomas Raffles to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/190

Letter from Thomas Rawson Birks to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/191

Letter from Thomas Giordani Wright to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/192

Letter from William Collins to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/193

Letter from Edward Harbord Suffield to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/194

Engraving entitled Blickling Hall, the Seat of Lord Suffield, the Seat of Lord Suffield, with pheasant shooting calendarEnglish MS 415/194a

Letter from Edward Henry Corbould to William JacksonEnglish MS 415/195

Letter from Edward Henry Corbould to Jackson and WalfordEnglish MS 415/196

The Year of Release is at HandEnglish MS 415/196a

Engraving of The Year of Release is at HandEnglish MS 415/196b

Mother and childEnglish MS 415/196c

Kneeling woman by the shoreEnglish MS 415/196d

Am I not a Man and a Brother?English MS 415/196e

Letter from John Rawson to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/197

Letter from John Rawson to Mary Anne RawsonEnglish MS 415/198

PrefaceEnglish MS 415/199

Notes for the PrefaceEnglish MS 415/199a (1)

Preface draftsEnglish MS 415/199a (2)

Contents page for The Bow in the CloudEnglish MS 415/199b

Publication notesEnglish MS 415/199c

Review of The Bow in the Cloud, The AthenaeumEnglish MS 415/200a

Review of The Bow in the Cloud, Derbyshire CourierEnglish MS 415/200b

Review of The Bow in the Cloud, The Leeds MercuryEnglish MS 415/200c

Review of The Bow in the Cloud, The Sheffield IndependentEnglish MS 415/200d

Review of the Bow in the Cloud, unknown publicationEnglish MS 415/200e

Review of The Bow in the Cloud, The Sheffield MercuryEnglish MS 415/200f

The Bow in the CloudEnglish MSS 414-415