.Letter from Sir David Brewster to Benjamin Hawes 23 December 1854
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Object number2014.03354.01.001
Title.Letter from Sir David Brewster to Benjamin Hawes 23 December 1854
Creator Sophia Macnamara (Lady) Hawes (owner), David Brewster (creator)
DescriptionA letter from Scottish scientist and inventor Sir David Brewster to Benjamin Hawes dated 23 December 1854 asking to be forwarded a copy of some papers and the address of Mr Cooke. Mentions Mr Wheatstone and Mr Cooke.
Contained within an album of letters addressed to members of the Brunel and Hawes families, page 4. 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
Dimensions
- height: 181 mm
width: 228
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”