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zDDST - STRICKLAND-CONSTABLE FAMILY COLLECTION
1 - Personal papers
2 - Papers of Lady Jessica Sykes
1 - Correspondence
1 - Letters from Lord Dufferin (1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava) to Jessica Sykes and others
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DDST/1/2/1/1/8
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1 piece
Title
Letter from Rawdon Brown to Jessica Sykes
Date
21 May 1873
Description
He informs Jessica that his social circle are most impressed with her understanding of the Paris elections and her expressive letters. He also discusses his admiration for a young friend - Marie P[allavincini?]. He mentions that the Prince and Princess of Russia arrived in Venice 'yesterday and depart tomorrow'. He reports having received a letter from Lady Arabella Blunt in Constantinople whose husband has a 'slight congestion of the lungs'.
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