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D5991 - Arkwright family of Rock House and Willersley Castle, Cromford - 1779-1910
10 - Letters from Augustus Peter Arkwright (1821-1887) - 1828-1953
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D5991/10/45
Title
Personal letter from AP Arkwright aboard HMS Curacoa to his mother, asking her immediate advice on whether to stay with the ship on its voyage to the East Indies and postpone several years of his education at the Royal Naval College, or to heed his captain's advice and transfer to HMS Blenheim sailing to the Mediterranean. 31st May 1839
Date
1839
Extent
1 item
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator
Arkwright family of Rock House and Willersley Castle, Cromford
Format
Document
Term
Naval personnel
Sailors
Letters (documents)
Military personnel
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Arkwright; Augustus Peter (1821-1887); Commander
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