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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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Smedley; John (1803-1874); Textile manufacturer and hydropathic proprietor of Lea Mills and Matlock
Matlock; Smedley's Hydropathic Establishment; 1853-1955
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