Item 1-45 - Letters from Lady Elisabeth Mary Babington Smith to her mother Lady Constance Mary Bruce

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SMIH/78/1-45

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Letters from Lady Elisabeth Mary Babington Smith to her mother Lady Constance Mary Bruce

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  • 23 Sept 1898-6 July 1908 (Creation)

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45 letters; 1 sketch on separate sheet; 1 press cutting.

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Smith, Sir Henry Babington (1863-1923), knight, civil servant and financier
(1863-1923)

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Trinity College Library, Cambridge

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18: 25 Nov 1899, with additional note from Henry Babington Smith to Lady Constance Mary Bruce.
30: 29 Nov 1899, enclosing sketch of Funchal, Madeira by Lady Elisabeth Mary Babington Smith.
35: 30 Aug 1902, containing sketch of scenery around Montreux
43: 2 Jun 1808, end missing, enclosing press cutting, 'Lord Elgin's Retirement: A Colleague's Tribute' from The Spectator [Spring 1908].

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