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LevelFile
Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)LAdd/6301
TitleLetter from William Layton Sammons to William Bates
Extent1 item
Date1879
DescriptionLetter written to William Bates from William Layton Sammons of Cape Town, dated April 14, 1879. Layton Sammons writes to William Bates on hearing of the publication of Bates' book on the artist George Cruikshank. Cruikshank was a long-standing friend of Layton Sammons and was godfather to his son Frederick. The letter warmly discusses their friendship and Layton Sammon's wish to secure an edtion of Bates' book.
Access StatusOpen
Physical DescriptionInserted in E.B Whitcombe's personal copy of 'George Cruikshank: The Artist, The Humorist and The Man' by William Bates, 2nd edition, 1879, held in the Special Collections department at classmark r q NC230.C8.

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