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D5430 - Wright family of Eyam Hall - [14th cent]-1994
35 - Peter Wright of Eyam (1781-1862) - 1808-1882
2 - Personal correspondence - 1808-1857
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D5430/35/2/78
Title
Letter from Sophia Cookson of Petersfield [friend and former Eyam resident] to Peter Wright at Eyam Hall
Date
17 Nov 1857
Description
Asks for financial help for a cataract operation for her sister Eliza; refers to friends and relations murdered at Cawnpore during the Indian Mutiny; praises PW's acts of charity in Eyam
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1 item
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Item
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Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator
Wright family of Eyam Hall
Term
Indian Mutiny (1857-1858)
British Empire
Colonialism
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Type
India
Country
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