James Simmons: Letters from Mauritius
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9549
Scope and Contents
102 letters to his mother, 1847-55, (1 to 'Jack', 1 letter of appointment, 1 letter jointly written by Simmons and his girl friend, who writes in French); describing aspects of life in Mauritius.
Dates
- Creation: 1847-1855
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 collection
Language of Materials
English
French
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Julian Browning 1999
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository
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Map Dept enquiries: maps@lib.cam.ac.uk
all other enquiries: mss@lib.cam.ac.uk