Item MFP/5/5/5 - Letter from Henry Robert Pearson, London, to his aunt, [Mrs Jane Munby]

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MFP/5/5/5

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Letter from Henry Robert Pearson, London, to his aunt, [Mrs Jane Munby]

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  • 15 June 1818 (Creation)

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(c1750 - 1960s)

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Letter summary:
A letter of thanks for a three day stay in York. Missed his friends at Beverley; slept in Hull; crossed the Humber to Barton to find a letter waiting for him from friends at Bonby ( ? ) inviting him to go there directly. He met his Beverley friend there and arranged to visit him next Summer.
Heard of the dissolution of Parliament and hurried to London. His Mother has gone to Elvetham to the Christening of her granddaughter Lucy, named after writer’s sister.
Mention of ‘poor Will’s eye’ and Fanny who doesn’t seem to be in very good health
Described way of sending letters post free, through official channels.

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  • English

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    Acc 54.197

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    MFP/10/5

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