Letters to Lady Sophia Raffles from a variety of persons (with index).
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This file contains letters to Lady Sophia Raffles from a variety of persons. There are several letters from members of the Bunsen family particularly regarding the family's plans to move to Germany. Included is a watercolour vignette from Frances von Bunsen showing their house and surrounding cou...
Letters from the Duchess of Somerset to Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles.
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Correspondence from Charlotte Seymour (née Hamilton), Duchess of Somerset in Paris to Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles referring to subjects such as potential locations for a British equivalent of the Jardin des Plantes, the Zoological Society, residences for the families and the Raffles' belongings i...
Letters from the Duke of Somerset to Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles.
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Correspondence from Edward Adolphus Seymour, eleventh Duke of Somerset to Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles concerning subject such as the Fish Society, the Natural History Museum and the health and circumstances of the families.