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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D5492/BOX/1/DUNN
TitleTyped copies of mid-19th cent letters from Matthew Dunn, Royal Artillery
Date20th cent
DescriptionComprising:
Letter to his parents, from Plains of Alladin, 1854
An account of voyage to Constantinople and observations and experiences in Turkey
Letter to his mother, from Singapore, February, 1868
An account of voyage from England to Singapore and observations of Singapore
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorRevd Benjamin Clive, vicar of Duffield
Administrative HistoryThe letters contain references to family members and the writer can be identified as Matthew Dunn, born 18 July 1832 in Derby, baptised 2 September 1832 King Street Wesleyan Methodist Church, Derby, son of Bryan Dunn and his wife Frances, (nee Smith).
TermOcean travel
Letters (documents)
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