WY1000/24

Letter addressed to William Stuart, poste restante, Cairo, from his aunt, Mary Juliana Knox.

6 Jan 1847

From: 1847 To: 1847

Thanks for gift. Has visited Dungannon, which gave the writer painful memories of her son, Granville Henry John Knox [drowned in the river Tamar, August 1845, aged 16]. Refers to the severe weather; state of destitution in Ireland; news of family and friends; particularly relating to health and ailments.

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Stuart, William,
Knox, Mary Juliana [Countess of Ranfurly],
Knox, Granville Henry John

family correspondence, Cairo, drowning, weather, Ireland