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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D803/MF/114
TitleFrancis Gresley at Muminabad [Tajikistan] to Nigel Gresley
Date15 Nov 1834
DescriptionReplies to a letter from Gresley asking about Nigel Gresley Fowler; has asked the pilots about him but heard nothing satisfactory about him since he ran away from home as a boy and embarked on an East Indiaman; he is well meaning but uncouth but matters little since he has recently died; looks forward to retiring to England; is sad to hear of Aunt Mary's death
Extent1 item
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorGresley family of Drakelow, baronets
Administrative HistoryFrancis Gresley (1807-1880)
TermArabic
Transcript or IndexIncludes the line: "Offer my 'Salaam' to Mrs Nigel Gresley"
Salaam is often translated from Arabic as 'peace'
Archivist NoteThe Title previously indicated that Muminabad was in India, but in fact it is in Tajikistan and has never been part of India. Becky Sheldon, 13 July 2022.
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