Martha Lloyd (1765-1843), daughter of N. Lloyd and Martha Craven, was Jane Austen 's dearest friend after Austen's sister Cassandra. Austen considered Martha to be a second sister, as her letter of October 13, 1808, written to Cassandra, shows: ``With what true sympathy our feelings are shared by Martha, you need not be told;--she is the friend & Sister under every circumstance.''
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