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- [early Mar. 1874]-20 Mar. 1874 (Creation)
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3 newspaper cuttings
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Cutting on Lady Houghton's funeral, recording those in the funeral procession;
Cutting on a visit paid by Mark Pearson, Mayor of Pontefract, and other town officials to Lord Houghton at Frystone Hall to present an address of condolence on the death of Lady Houghton (text of address given). Cutting also noting the resolution, proposed by Mr [George] Godwin and seconded by Mr [James] Mould, passed at a meeting of the members of the Newspaper Press Fund to express their condolence to Lord Houghton (their president) in his bereavement;
Cutting on Lady Houghton's death from an American newspaper, noting that Lord Houghton is 'a great friend of Americans, and especially of our late minister - Mr Adams'. Philadelphia, 20 Mar. 1874.
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Pasted into HOUG/BM/7 (all on one page).
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HOUG/BM/7/7 is probably the notice of Lady Houghton's death from the copy of the Philadelphia Press, 21 Mar. 1974, sent to Houghton in a letter from Benjamin Rush of the same date.