Letter from Laura Riddell, Mandalay, Upper Burma, to her daughter Laura [in Leipzig, Germany]

This material is held atHull University Archives, Hull History Centre

  • Reference
    • GB 50 U DRI/110
  • Dates of Creation
    • 28 Sep-2 Oct 1888
  • Physical Description
    • 1 item

Scope and Content

Inability to find George an escort to England; Revd Robert Loftus Lottenham, Chaplain at Florence; search for a home in Florence; riding; her husband’s work; lack of a clerk; search for servants; Assault at Arms for troops in Mandalay; inferior Leipzig society; George’s return to England; payment of Mrs Irvine; education; clerk. Includes a sheet entitled ‘Florence’ containing an extract from the ‘Queen’ newspaper, 4 August 1888: - - routes to Florence; educational advantages; servants; accommodation

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