Letter from Laura Riddell, The First Brigade Field Force, Upper Burmah, to her daughter Laura [in Leipzig, Germany]

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  • Reference
    • GB 50 U DRI/91
  • Dates of Creation
    • 16 Jul 1887
  • Physical Description
    • 1 item

Scope and Content

English tuition; conduct towards her mother; trials of life; George; her husband’s health; unsatisfactory new house; drinking water; sanitary measures; food; climate; washing; picnic and dance; languages; George’s education; Mr Welldon; George’s enrolment at Harrow in Spring 1889; hours of study; Italian singing teacher; need for holidays; money; irregular correspondence of George and Henry; recollections of time spent in India with George; riding; Dr Farrell; art and music; Mr Willan; Elvira; Mrs Donaldson; Auntie

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