Level | Item |
Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure) | KWH/B/18/221 |
Title | Letter from John Hagan, Green Row, [Maryport, Cumberland] to his father John Hagan, Milan, Italy |
Extent | 1 item |
Date | 1835 |
Description | Young man's letter sent from school to his father touring in Italy: he is envious of the countries his father has visited; 'you talk about sending me to Rome to become a monk, I am quite willing, but we must see the place first ...'; reference to a miniature and an expected portrait; the parson will report that he has done well with the classics Added after that letter: covering letter from the young man's schoolmaster, J. M. Esparza, extolling the qualities of his son and William [?another son]; refers to Spanish politics 'the new elections for the Cortes betray a dangerous disease in the politicial body ...' |
Access Status | Open |