Letter #11, Post #3

Wednesday 13 June 2012
To Cassandra, from Steventon, "She saw a great deal of the Mapletons while she was in Bath. Christian is still in a very bad state of health, consumptive, and not likely to recover." - Jane Austen, Saturday 17-Sunday 18 November 1798

She was Mrs. Lefroy and the Mapletons were David (1749-1803) and Mary-Anne Golding Mapleton. In 1798 David was an MD practicing at Bath from 1797 to 1803. They had three sons and three daughters. The three daughters we Jane, born in 1774 and married Thomas Steel; Christian (1781-1839); and Marianne (1779-18 May 1801). The Mapletons and the Leigh-Perrots had known each other since the 1770's. Luckily for Christian she did recover and lived much longer.

 The doctor and his family lived at 11 The Circus, Bath and also rented 12 The Circus, Bath

This is a street view of the building.

Dr. Mapleton's practice was at 14 Belmont Street, Bath, the red door in this picture.

I hope you enjoyed your day today!
Terrie