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RefNoMS/603/10/103
Previous numbers1875
LevelItem
TitleLetter from J W [Joseph Wilson] Swan, 58 Holland Park, to [John] Perry
CreatorSwan; Sir Joseph Wilson (1828-1914); British chemist and inventor
RecipientPerry; John (1850-1920); Irish electrical engineer and university professor
Date22 May 1901
DescriptionIt would give Swan pleasure to be of use in connection with the frontispiece portrait of [George Francis] Fitzgerald. He gives a Charing Cross Road adddress to sent the photograph from which a plate will be made. Swan will bear the cost of copies of the book. In a postscript, Swan notes driving from East Grinstead and sighting the hill home that Perry was charmed by.
Extent4p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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