Letter from Sir Edward Colebrooke to Mr Hawes, September[?] 20 1860
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Object number2014.03354.01.009
TitleLetter from Sir Edward Colebrooke to Mr Hawes, September[?] 20 1860
Creator Sophia Macnamara (Lady) Hawes (owner), Unknown (creator)
DescriptionA letter from Sir Edward Colebrooke, Abington, Scotland to Mr Hawes. The author thanks Hawes for his kindness towards himself and his men. The author's wife enquires about the health of Mr Hawes' daughter, worrying that the house might be too cold at this time of year. The author laments ''What a state the world is in'', talks of ''embarassment'' and ''London'' and the ''trouble he has given us''. Dated September[?] 20 1860
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, page 10.
Production date 1860-01-20 - 1860-12-20
Object categorypersonal record
Materialpaper
Techniquemanufactured, hand-written
Dimensions
- height: 204 mm
width: 260 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”