Letters to Alexander William Robert Macdonald (Bosville) from Archibald Macdonald; James Macdonald; John Hall, Beverley; cousin Catherine Sinclair; son Wentworth Bosville; B. Charlesworth, Barnsley; Wm. Barker, Bridlington; Spencer Stanhope; Sheffield; Wortley, Silkestone and Wakefield Railway Co.; Parker Smiths ; Baxter, Rose and Norton; Geo. Strickland; sisters Julia and Louisa Bosville; daughter Julia Louisa Bosville; mother; father Godfrey Bosville

Reference No:
U DDBM/32/15
Dates:
1811 - 1846
Description:
Family and estate affairs, curacy at Shotley; statues of Thomas and Isabella Bossevile in Darfield Church; restoration of Bridlington Church; South Yorkshire; Doncaster and Goole Railway; Sheffield-Manchester Railway; proposed Burlington-York Railway and George Hudson the 'Railway King'; holiday in Edinburgh; description of a 'Grand Ball given by the officers of the Guards'; 'Lord Wellington has got possession of Salamanca and Toro and is advanced nearly to Valladolid. We shall soon hear of his having made good ground as far as Burgos. The French have taken away some of their best Generals from the Peninsula and a good many of their veteran Troops, who have been replaced by Conscripts'; school affairs at Harrow; visit to Holland and France; social events; coursing meetings. (c. 125)
Format:
Archive Item
Extent:
c. 125 items
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Access Conditions:
Access will be granted to any accredited reader
Repository:
Hull University Archives
Collection:
Papers of the Bosville-Macdonald Family of Gunthwaite, Thorpe and Skye