Letter from Sir David Brewster to Benjamin Hawes
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Object number2014.03354.01.001
TitleLetter from Sir David Brewster to Benjamin Hawes
Creator Sophia Macnamara (Lady) Hawes (owner), David Brewster (creator)
DescriptionA letter from Scottish scientist and inventor Sir David Brewster to Benjamin Hawes, asking for a favour. Mentions Mr Wheatstone and (Possibly) Mr Cooke.
Contained within an album of letters addressed to members of the Brunel and Hawes families. The letters are contained in a brown hardback album belonging to Lady Sophia Macnamara Hawes.
Production date 1854-12-23 - 1854-12-23
Object categorypersonal record
Materialpaper
Techniquemanufactured, hand-written
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”