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D763 - Smedley family of Matlock - [mid-late 19th cent]

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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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