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File of letters from Dora Turnor to Benjamin Bloomfield Trench.

The majority of the letters chronicle the development of their relationship in the months and years leading up to their engagement. The early letters are formal in tone in which Dora discusses business with 'Mr Trench'. In later letters she discusses her love for her 'Darling one' and sadness due to being separated from him.

File of letters sent by Benjamin Bloomfield Trench to Dora Turnor.
The letters chart the evolution of their relationship and Benjamin's feelings towards Dora. The letters also covers Benjamin's concern over Dora's asthma and his time in South Africa.

This file contains material relating to financial and legal matters.

Examples of records include bank records kept by Theodora Trench and Sheelah Lefroy., valuations and inventories of belongings of the Trench family used for insurance and inheritance purposes and records created in order to secure the marriage of Benjamin Bloomfield Trench and Dora Turnor.

Diaries belonging to Dora Trench (née Turnor), Benjamin Bloomfield Trench and Theodora Trench.
Each writer used their respective diaries to record signifcant life events, feelings and appoinments. They offer a unique insight in to their lives.

Diaries and notebooks belonging to Dora Trench née Turnor.
Dora’s diary documents her life at Stoke Rochford Hall, Lincolnshire, and at the family’s London home at Chesham Place, Belgravia, London.
The diaries chronicle her struggles with asthma, her family tragedies, her marriage, her children and her every day life.

Four personal account books belonging to Dora Trench.
The account books record Dora's income and spending from 1876 until 1881, from 1886 until 1890 and from 1894 until 1899

Four account books belonging to Dora Trench. These books detail food purchases and uses.

Notebooks kept by Dora Trench. Dora used these notebooks to make note of interesting extracts and passages as she studies various topics.

Topics covered include 'Roman Britain' by Rev H.M Scarth dated December 1895, 'A Sketch of the Modern Languages of Africa' by Robert Needham Cust dated 1883,'Gifts from a German workshop' by Max Müller dated 1887, Scandinavian literature and German literature.

Journal which possibly belonged to Dora Trench. The journal focuses heavily on archaeology and architecture of ancient Greece. The journal explores the development of the Greek style and contains sketches with annotations of the buildings.

File of records created in order to secure the marriage of Benjamin Bloomfield Trench and Dora Turnor. The majority of the documents are from Weston & Sons 35, Essex street strand, London who acted as Benjamin's solicitors.

The file includes proposals for the marriage settlement, terms of settlement to be executed on the marriage of Benjamin Bloomfield. Trench and Dora Turnor from , a copy of the epitome of Mr & Mrs Benjamin Bloomfield Trench's marriage settlement and a copy of the costs owed to Weston & Sons.