Item 8 - Letter from Adam Black to Lord Houghton

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HOUG/E/M/13/8

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Letter from Adam Black to Lord Houghton

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  • 6 Mar. 1865 (Creation)

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11 Victoria Sq. - [John Ramsay] McCulloch provided for his widow but left little for his children: Mrs Mackay is widowed with a son and would like to work as a housekeeper; Black has approached Lord Stanley as the new Post Office in Edinburgh will need one when it opens in September; asks Milnes to do the same.

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