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Could a servant have delivered the letter? Written by kathleen (elder) (1/30/2010 4:24 p.m.) in consequence of the missive, Melancholy Anxiety, penned by Robbin

I wondered about the letter delivery as well. James & Mary Austen got the news earlier, obviously, since they were the ones to notify Jane & Mrs Austen. Mary (w/ James?) started the letter to Southampton while still at Steventon and then finished it at Winchester, so they mailed the letter from Winchester (which is closer to Southampton than Steventon).

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Letter #58: Sad News kathleen (elder) (1/30/2010 8:07 a.m.)

This is my first reading of the letters, so I'm shocked! Cathy Allen (1/30/2010 11:25 p.m.)
- Rigid rules Myretta (1/31/2010 8:38 a.m.)
  - Very interesting, thank you! Cathy Allen (1/31/2010 2:22 p.m.)
Melancholy Anxiety Robbin (1/30/2010 4:01 p.m.)
- Could a servant have delivered the letter? kathleen (elder) (1/30/2010 4:24 p.m.)
  - Express Messages Robbin (1/31/2010 5:41 p.m.)
Mourning for Elizabeth. Mandy N (1/30/2010 10:26 a.m.)
- What strikes me... Line (1/30/2010 5:55 p.m.)
  - All the more heartbreaking Isabelle M (1/31/2010 2:12 p.m.)
    - 12 days Elizabeth K (1/31/2010 2:47 p.m.)
The death of Elizabeth Elizabeth K (1/30/2010 8:24 a.m.)
- Since there was no definitive cause of death, however, kathleen (elder) (1/30/2010 1:15 p.m.)
  - Elizabeth Elizabeth K (1/31/2010 5:37 a.m.)
    - Possibly, but it's speculative nonetheless kathleen (elder) (1/31/2010 6:59 a.m.)
      - Speculation, nan duval (2/2/2010 2:06 p.m.)
        
        Of course it's possible, as you (& others) speculate kathleen (elder) (2/2/2010 2:46 p.m.)

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