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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D3580/C/768
Title2 April [1852]
J W Lace at Oxford to sister Fanny at Messina, Sicily via Marseilles. Stopping up in vacation. Account of Benson's academic successes. Race between universities tomorrow and writer is going to see it. Crews are better than usual. They had had no match at Putney since 1849. Cambridge always beats them while Oxford as often wins at Henley where course much shorter. Must go somewhere to read during the "long" - thinks Isle of Man because living cheap there. Family news. Won a pair of silver sculls for a race in dinghies. Given by Farrand - can keep these, unlike the Challenge sculls for which must pull again next term. Fortnight ago a man was hung here - town very full of people - astonished to see numbers of respectably dressed persons, great proportion women. Sunday they won the race easily - so not very exciting.
Date[1852]
Levelfile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorLongsdon family of Little Longstone
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