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D5430 - Wright family of Eyam Hall - [14th cent]-1994
- 65 - Evill, Eardley and Cockrem families - 1858-1974
  - 1 - Personal papers and correspondence - 1858-1974

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D5430/65/1/4
Title	Bundle of letters from Mary [Mary Eardley Eardley, later Cockrem] to her mother, recording in detail a trip to Egypt and Palestine
Date	Jan-May 1904
Description	Letters are in diary format, sent approximately twice-weekly, from on-board ship (first letter dated 23 Jan 1904), Alexandria (first letter dated 4 Feb), Cairo (19 Feb), Assiout in Upper Egypt (1 Apr), Jerusalem (13 Apr), Port Said (23 Apr) and back to Alexandria (26 Apr); three further letters sent from Liverpool and on-board ship, 19 and 20 May 1904, at the start of another foreign trip by Mary following her return from Egypt and a short visit home; letters refer to tourist sites, the culture of the country, visits to various mission stations, and to the ex-patriate families and missionaries with whom Mary stayed. Bundle also includes letter from Dr Sue Powell of the Department of Modern Languages at the University of Salford returning the letters to Miss Cockrem [Mary's daughter] with thanks, 23 Jun 1989
Extent	31 items
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Wright family of Eyam Hall
Format	Document
Term	British Empire
	Colonialism
	Letters (documents)
	Travel abroad
	Diaries
	Travel

Places

Place (click for further details)	Type
Egypt	Country
State of Palestine	County

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