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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D763/1 |
| Title | Memorial Book to John Smedley |
| Date | c1874 |
| Description | Consisting of letters sent to his widow and press cuttings relating to his death. The front of the volume contains a photograph of Mr Smedley and poems written in his memory by Mrs Hobson Farrand of Matlock and by 'PB'. The rear of the volume contains a photograph of the memorial erected by his employees with a printed copy of its dedication, a notice of gratitude to Mr and Mrs Smedley by patients of the Hydropathic Hospital (1863), a memorial card and lines translated from the Arabic by Edwin Arnold and printed by Mrs Smedley as a message to her husband's friends. |
| Extent | 1 volume |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | Smedley family of Matlock |
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