Letter from Laura Riddell, Mandalay, Upper Burma [Myanmar], to her daughter Laura [in Leipzig, Germany]

Reference No:
U DRI/110
Dates:
28 Sep-2 Oct 1888
Description:
Inability to find George an escort to England; Revd Robert Loftus Lottenham, Chaplain at Florence; search for a home in Florence; riding; her husband’s work; lack of a clerk; search for servants; Assault at Arms for troops in Mandalay; inferior Leipzig society; George’s return to England; payment of Mrs Irvine; education; clerk. Includes a sheet entitled ‘Florence’ containing an extract from the ‘Queen’ newspaper, 4 August 1888: routes to Florence; educational advantages; servants; accommodation
Format:
Archive Item
Extent:
1 item
Language:
Access Conditions:
Access will be granted to any accredited reader
Repository:
Hull University Archives
Collection:
Correspondence of the Riddell Family