Record

Document Reference	N Mc 1/37
Title	Letter from John Bright, Rochdale, to his brother-in-law Duncan McLaren M.P.; 14 September 1850.
Date	14 September 1850
Extent	2 ff with envelope
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Approves decision on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway offer; suggests the Y[ork] and N[orth] Midland [Railway] is a better prospect if he is prepared to leave Edinburgh and move to York; comments on how 'bad' the cotton trade is. Postmarks: 'SP15 1850 C'; 'SEP M 16 A 1850' Stamp: 1d [red/blue]
Term	business

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA920	McLaren; Priscilla (1815-1906); née Bright social reformer	1815-1906
NA1747	Bright; Jacob (1821-1899); Mr; M.P. and women's suffrage campaigner	1821-1899
NA1863	Bright; M. Elizabeth (1822-1877); Mrs; née Leatham 2nd wife of John Bright	1822-1877
NA1775	Bright; John (1811-1889); Mr; statesman	1811-1899
NA924	McLaren; Duncan (1800-1886); politician	1800-1886