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One of the Misses Acton, presumably J.C. Acton, had her own collection of valentines of which Glaisher was very envious and from which he persuaded her to sell him some: 'I got her even to take one out of her album.'. See Fitzwilliam Museum, MS 892-1985, 14 September, 1924, letter to Miss Catherine Parsons (written on headed notepaper from The Grand Hotel, Brighton). The letter lists eight valentines sent to Glaisher on approval, with prices: \u2018Dear Sir, I have found a really beautiful jewelled Valentine, the best I have seen - ; I am sending it for you to look at \u2013 It is so very perfect \u2013 (only one \u2018jewel\u2019 missing \u2013 _and_ it has a watermark with date \u2013 1852 - \/ The price of this one is \u00a31.00 \/ The Cobweb one is scarce - 7.6 [7 shillings and sixpence] \/ Railway train 7.6 [7 shillings and sixpence] \/ Cupid\u2019s dream 5 [5 shillings] \/ 3 small ones 7 the 3 [7 shillings for the 3] \/ 1 in box 5 [5 shillings] \/ I hope some of them will be different to what you have- \/ yours faithfully \/ J.C. Acton.\u2019. 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