Scope and arrangement
· To Mary Cowden Clarke, literary scholar and writer : 1 autograph letter third person (as "Lady Becher"): 8 Oct 1845 : (S'ANA 0004) : 1 page (single sheet) : from BallyBiblin, Mallow : accepting an offer for a copy of Clarke's Shakespeare concordance.
· To Abraham Hayward, essayist and translator : 2 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed "E. W. Becher" : 28 Nov 1860 : (HWD 06.028) : 4 pages (double sheet) : from BallyGiblin : on printed stationery with decorative initials; begins, "I have just rec.d your letter, & sh.d be most happy to assist you in the way you wish ..."; responding to a question about Hester Lynch Piozzi. -- 1 autograph letter signed "E. W. Becher " : 23 Sep 1871 : (HWD 04.052) : from May Fair : 1 ¹/₃ pages (double sheet) : begins, "My son, & his wife are here ..." -- Both letters to Hayward in the Abraham Hayward Correspondence Files.
· To Jane Porter, novelist : 1 autograph letter signed : "Wednesday" [between 1814 and 1819] : (MISC 2523) : 1 ²/₃ pages (double sheet) : from Clarges St. : begins, "I don't exactly know when Pizarro will be acted a second time ...".