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Reference code
Add. MS a/301/4
Title
Letter from William Bird to his sister E. Bird
Date(s)
- 2 Jan. 1835 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 folded sheet
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Name of creator
(d 1836)
Biographical history
William Bird - admitted Queens' College, Cambridge, 1834.
Repository
Archival history
E. Carman was the granddaughter of the recipient of the letter.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of E. Carman, 1991.
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Scope and content
Letter written to Cambridge to his "little wife" [a pet name for his much younger sister] describing Cambridge and the University, the weather and landscape, the size of the hall at Trinity College, the work of proctors and porters and responsibilities of landlords in accounting for the students residing with them, and his duties as a librarian.
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Note
Accompanied by two letters relating to provenance.