Luke Smythe O'Connor to Lady Hawes, 18 January 1858
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Object number2014.03354.06
TitleLuke Smythe O'Connor to Lady Hawes, 18 January 1858
Creator Luke Smythe O'Connor (author)
DescriptionLetter from Luke Smythe O'Connor, soldier and governer of Gambia, written from Government House in Gambia, dated 18 January 1858, to Lady Sophia Hawes. Loose part of the Album containing 134 letters.
O'Connor's letter recounts 'a very interesting but rather dangerous geographical expedition we returned from the 16 December - some 700 miles down the coast up several rivers - to the Bijunga - Humbolt's Cannibal - Islands.'
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Production date 1858-01-18 - 1858-01-18
Object nameletter
Object categorycorrespondence
Techniquehand-written
Dimensions
- length: 230 mm
width: 185 mm
Credit line“Accepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government from Clive Richards OBE DL and allocated to the ss Great Britain Trust, 2017”