• Reference
    WY999/9
  • Title
    Letter to William Stuart from W Turner, sent from Bogota.
  • Date free text
    18 Feb 1832
  • Production date
    From: 1832 To: 1832
  • Scope and Content
    - Refers to a letter from Stuart introducing Austin and Thompson, two proteges of Stuart's. Writer has seen Austin, but not Thompson, as Thompson does not live in Bogota. - Has seen in the papers that Stuart is no longer a member of Parliament; the writer does not consider the loss great 'the last session must have been more wearing than any that preceeded it..' - describes his life in Bogota, climate, altitude, terrain, people, the journey there, etc. - Mentions two children, the younger one has remained in England.
  • Level of description
    item