Letter from Laura Riddell, on board S.S. Victoria in the Suez Canal, to her children Laura, Henry and George [in Leipzig, Germany and England]

Reference No:
U DRI/82
Dates:
12-13 May [1887]
Description:
Letters to her children, Auntie, Mr Willan, Mr Welldon, Messrs King & Co.; German sweets; purchase of photographs for her children; George’s stamp collection; Henry’s day with Auntie; Suez Canal; Dickie the bird; pelicans; advancing years; her husband and Mr Crawford’s visit to a casino on shore; Henry’s forthcoming visit to Leipzig and clothing; slow passage through the Suez Canal; studies; Auntie; projected arrival in Bombay [Mumbai] on 26 May
Format:
Archive Item
Extent:
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Access Conditions:
Access will be granted to any accredited reader
Repository:
Hull University Archives
Collection:
Correspondence of the Riddell Family