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RefNoHSF/2/2/67
LevelItem
TitleLetter from James Wemyss, Dera Doon [Dehradun], to 'My dear Herschel' [John Herschel]
CreatorWemyss; James (fl.1860s); British army officer
Date6 September 1864
DescriptionHe thanks Herschel for his offer of a room and he hopes to be there about the 15th, when [Thomas Tupper] Carter leaves. He notes Miss Nelly Abbott's marriage to Stallard. Cutliffe is anxious for him to go up the hill. Herschel lost nothing by not coming to the races, they were the worst Wemyss ever saw. He discusses billiards, Rimmer who is an artilleryman, and the Body Guard Mess House taken by Major Delane. Mrs George Campbell had breast cancer, now operated upon.
Extent2p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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