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OR2321/3
Title
Letter from Swanny, Sausthorpe Hall, Spilsby. Comments on her leaving Hinwick for Oxford charming two months in Switzerland with younger brother Alfred, climbing peaks
Date free text
28 November 1881
Production date
From: 1881 To: 1881
Scope and Content
assisted in theatricals in aid of the English church at Pontresina his father, despaired of ten monts ago, now restored by English sea air details of sister’s family – will be at Sausthorpe for next eight months parents and two ‘hideously rich cousins’ off in steam yacht to Mediterranean, Holy Land, India and Japan laying out part of garden with lawn tennis courts and summerhouse details his social life envies Beauchamp’s chance – going to New Zealand Fred, Swanny’s brother at the Cape, wanted to ostrich farm but prices declined to a dreadful extent going to try cattle farming D’Eyney returned from Norway – grown a scrubby looking pair of whiskers in order to give an appearance of great age and solemnity public don’t like youthful lawyers. (3 sheets)
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