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Object number2014.03354.01.009

TitleLetter from [???] to Mr Hawes

Creator Sophia Macnamara (Lady) Hawes (owner)‎, Unknown (creator)‎

DescriptionA letter from [???] 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 1860/??/20 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 1860-01-20 - 1860-12-20

Object namescrapbook, letter

Object categorypersonal record

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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”

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