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/139
  • Dates of Creation
    • 8 Oct 1889
  • Physical Description
    • 1 item

Scope and Content

Desire for Alec Crombie to remain just a friend; need for him to secure a higher income; reaction of the Crombie family to the proposal; need to maintain a maidenly conduct in Alec’s company; trip to Paris; Miss Justice’s trip to Berlin during her fiancé’s ill health; Henry; Aunt Annie and their eldest brother Harry; music and painting

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