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Letters to 'Jemmy' and Johnny Coventry from their brother Walter Bulkeley Coventry...
Catalogue reference: 8M59/784
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This record is a file about the Letters to 'Jemmy' and Johnny Coventry from their brother Walter Bulkeley Coventry... dating from Apr 1882-Jan 1883.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- 8M59/784
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Title (The name of the record)
- Letters to 'Jemmy' and Johnny Coventry from their brother Walter Bulkeley Coventry in South Africa
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Date (When the record was created)
- Apr 1882-Jan 1883
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Description (What the record is about)
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Walter gives details of his job for the Public Works Department in Cape Town and his life generally, especially the difficulty of finding suitable lodgings.
Comments on Cape Town and farmers, 'nearly all the Dutch farmers are well to do men - but most disgustingly low and slovenly in their habits' (item 3)
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Hampshire Archives and Local Studies
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 8 items
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/c326244c-ee12-40d4-bf68-942ec0728d7c/
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Letters to 'Jemmy' and Johnny Coventry from their brother Walter Bulkeley Coventry in South Africa