Record

RefNoMS/710/126
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Edward Solly; 32 Marlborough Buildings, Bath; to Robert Were Fox; Falmouth
Date30 July 1848
DescriptionLetter in original envelope requesting information about the Falmouth area on behalf of Edward Solly's friend Dr Cumin, specifically requesting the name of a house agent and whether there is a steamer boat service from Plymouth to Falmouth or what is the best way of travelling between those places.

Envelope has a one penny stamp and is Solly's personal stationery, monogramed with an 'S' on the verso.
Extent2p plus envelope
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionLetter in original envelope, ink on paper
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7545Solly; Edward (1819 - 1886)1819 - 1886
NA6084Fox; Robert Were (1789 - 1877); geologist and physicist1789 - 1877
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