Letter from Beatrice Aitchison, to Lewis Pelly
Mss Eur F126/4, ff 69-70
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 1878. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Letter, addressed to Tullum Pelly, thanking him for taking the time to read a letter from her husband; inviting Pelly to come and see them whenever he is able and suggesting that he might like to come and see the opening of the Tay Bridge, as the weather is too unpleasant to ask him to come right away.
The section of the letter containing the date, and address have been torn off; however the letter can be approximately dated based on the opening of the Tay Bridge: the opening of the Tay Bridge is due to happen two months after the letter was written, and as the bridge opened on 31 May 1878, the letter was most likely written in March 1878.
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- 2 folios
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- 156 imagesRef: Mss Eur F126/4
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Condition Imperfect: The top right hand corner of folio sixty-nine has been torn off, and key information including the date and address are no longer visible, as are the first few words of the first line on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of the folio.
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- English in Latin script
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- Letter
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- British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
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- Mss Eur F126/4, ff 69-70
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- 1878 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Mss Eur F126/4, ff 69-70
- Title
- Letter from Beatrice Aitchison, to Lewis Pelly
- Pages
- 69r:70v
- Author
- Aitchison, Beatrice Lyell
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