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NMc - Correspondence of Priscilla McLaren (née Bright, 1815-1906) social reformer, and Sir Henry Norman (1858-1939) journalist, politician and public servant, 1829-1946
1 - Correspondence between Priscilla McLaren (1815-1906) and her husband Duncan McLaren Senior (1800-1886)
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N Mc 1/8
Title
Letter from Thomas Babington Macauley, Westminster, to Duncan McLaren; 7 January 1840.
Date
7 January 1840
Extent
2 ff with envelope
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Acknowledges receipt of [Duncan McLaren's] letter and promises to study the 'Edinburgh customs'; recommends the report of his speech in the [Caledonian] Mercury as the most reliable.
Postmarks 'PAID 27JA27 1840' and 'JAN C29M 1840'
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Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA924
McLaren; Duncan (1800-1886); politician
1800-1886
NA8884
Macaulay; Thomas Babington (1800-1859); 1st Baron Macaulay; cr. 1857; historian; M.P. for Calne 1830, Leeds 1832-1834, Edinburgh 1839-1847 and 1852-1856; scretary of war 1839-1841; member of the Supreme Council of India 1834-1838
1800-1859
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