Letter from Laura Riddell, Pallaveram near Madras, India, to her daughter Laura [in West Kensington, England]

This material is held atHull University Archives, Hull History Centre

  • Reference
    • GB 50 U DRI/144
  • Dates of Creation
    • 5 Nov 1889
  • Physical Description
    • 1 item

Scope and Content

Need for Auntie to leave Mrs Shadgett and pay off all her debts; trip to Leipzig or Dresden; plans to leave India; Laura’s music study; financial needs for trip to Germany; fear of confrontation with Mrs Irvine; preference for Dresden; birthday presents; unpleasing photograph; Prince Albert Victor’s arrival in India; quiet lifestyle; need for house and servants in England; need for discreet conduct with Alec Crombie; Alec’s failure to invite Laura to the south of France for the winter

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