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Letter from Edgar W. Bray, 23rd August 1828
23/8/1828
From Edgar W. Bray in Dorchester USA to his sister, Frances Ann Bray in Leeds. Writes about local news and shared acquantancies. No MS or TS copy.
Letter from Charles F. Bray, 21st April 1836
21/4/1836
From Charles F. Bray in Boston USA to his sister, Frances A. Bray, at Leeds. Writes of her illness and hopes for her recovery, his work and that of his brothers and news of the health of shared acqua...
Letter from Sarah Barnes, 15th March 1827
15/3/1827
From Sarah Barnes in Boston to John Francis Bray’s two sisters (Emma and Frances) now with him at Leeds. Original letter damaged with part missing. Mentions news of shared acquantantcies and their...
Letter from Charles F. Bray, 1st April 1841
1/4/1841
From Charles F. Bray in Boston to his brother John Francis Bray, at Leeds. Mentions the chance of war between England and America (he thought it unlikely), the McLeod affair, the calming of the polit...
Letter from Charles F. Bray, 20th October 1834
20/10/1834
From Charles F. Bray in Boston USA to his Aunt, Mrs Ann Gauler of Leeds. Writes about the health of his sister Emma and the fear that Frances would also become ill. Writes of his hopes for steady em...
Letter from Edwin B. Nichols, 21st April 1836
21/4/1836
From Edwin B. Nichols in Boston USA to his sister Frances A. Bray. A note from Mattison on the container states that 'the writer - a brother of John Francis Bray - assumed the name of Nichols on his ...
Letters from Edward Carpenter to Alf Mattison: 1899
1899
1899 (8 letters): Mattison visits Marseilles, Corsica etc with J.L (Jan); Mattison back in England; Carpenter in London (Feb); Carpenter in South of France with Arnold Allcard & Charles Oates (Mar/Apr...
Letter from Edgar W. Bray, 26th January 1835
26/1/1825
From Edgar W. Bray in Boston USA to his brother John Francis Bray and his sister Frances at Leeds. Mentions his work, attending singing and writing school in his leisure time, new buildings in Boston...
Letter from Charles F. Bray, 9th May 1834
9/5/1834
From Charles F. Bray in Boston USA to his brother, John Francis, and his sister, Miss. Frances at Leeds [Includes a post-script from their brother, Edgar]. Mentions health of family, the death of the...
Letter from Charles F. Bray, 21st April 1836
21/4/1836
From Charles F. Bray in Boston USA to his brother John Francis Bray. Writes about John Francis' remarks that he thought he should be a musician ('I have no ear for it'), the standing of musicians loc...
Letter from Edwin B. Nichols, 14th August 1838
14/8/1838
From Edwin B. Nichols in Boston USA to his brother John Francis Bray, at Leeds. Writes at the age of 19 about his business in the West India goods line, writes about visiting Newton where he grew up ...
NOTEBOOK No 1 renamed Note Book ‘A’ – The Note Book of Alf Mattison – Leeds
No date [Late 1930s - early 1940s]
Notebook, no date, but probably written by Mattison in later life. Contains diary entries and extracts from newspapers, journals, poems and letters. Diary entries in this volume cover the years 189...