These letters graciously have been shared with the Victorian Web by Eunice and Ron Shanahan; they have been taken from their website. The letters give an insight into the daily lives and concerns of 'ordinary' people without whom history would not exist. The letters are a wonderful example of how much history may be gleaned from such sources.
The image of this letter cover relates to an article which covers some of 12 letters I bought recently which were written by a needle manufacturer in Derbyshire to his sister at home in Hathersage, in the Derbyshire Peak District England. The writer was Joseph Robert Cocker who lived with his sister Hannah Cocker at Broom Cottage.
Related articles
The letter from JR Cocker to his sister
A photograph of Broom Cottage
A different image of Broom Cottage
An image of the needle covers; the contents were manufactured by the Cockers
The second letter to Miss Cocker
Last modified 18 January 2007