Dedication

To Jane.
In remembrance of the 9th March 1861
from M. R. and A. M. R.

"M. R. & A. M. R" were Mary & Anna Maria Rawson, old school-friends of my great-aunt "Jane" - Jane Adair Atkins.
Mary Rawson married Dr. Burqhardt, an analytical chemist, & they went to live at Delamere, Meyes Lane, Alderley Edge, moving later to Fern Cottage, Macclesfield Road, Alderley Edge.