Item 41 - Letter from Sir George Trevelyan to Paul François Hubrecht

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TRER/13/41

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Letter from Sir George Trevelyan to Paul François Hubrecht

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  • 25 Nov 1899 (Creation)

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1 item: : letter with notes on separate sheet about the Equitable Mutual Insurance Society.

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Wallington, Cambo, Northumberland. - He and his wife are quite satisfied with what Hubrecht proposes: understands that Elizabeth will manage her own property and pay 'three hundred pounds annually to sustaining the household'. Enclosing a 'rough, but substantially accurate, description of the Equitable [Mutual Insurance Society]' in his own hand, outlining the way it functions and the favourable opinion held of it by Sir Robert Hamilton 'the ablest English public servant of our day'; says he has insured all three of hims sons, and himself, for ten thousand pounds each, paying Robert's premium as a lump sum in 1882; has written to the Actuary for a printed account which he will send on. Will now inform their relatives of the forthcoming marriage.

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      The separate sheet in Sir George's hand describing the Equitable Mutual was found in error with 13/43, a letter from Sir George to Paul Hubrecht dated 28 Nov 1899, which originally enclosed printed details on the Society.

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