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HOUG/EM/8/6
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Letter from Susan Grant to Richard Monckton Milnes
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- 7 Aug. 1841 (Creation)
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Willow Cottage, Kingsland, near London. - Is the widow of Captain W. C. Grant, who fell at Waterloo, daughter of the botanist Colin Milne and niece of Dr George Campbell, Principal of the Marischal College, Aberdeen; Miss Mary Campbell will verify her statements; financial difficulties resulting from widowhood and other deaths in the family; cruel persecution threatens her own health; her son in India is the only child provided for; has no funds to pay bills; seeks assistance; Dr Sherriff of Blackheath will vouch for her.
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- Grant, Susan (b c 1792), née Milne, wife of Captain William Charles Grant (Subject)
- Milne, Colin (c 1743-1815), clergyman and botanist (Subject)
- Grant, William Charles (1787-1815), army officer (Subject)
- Campbell, George (1719-1796), Church of Scotland minister and college head (Subject)
- Grant, John Thornton (1809-1886), army officer (Subject)