Record

Document Reference	N Mc 1/82
Title	Letter from Helen Priestman Bright, Berne, Switzerland to Charles Benjamin, Helen Priscilla & Walter Stowe McLaren, Newington House, Edinburgh; 31 May 1857.
Date	31 May 1857
Extent	4 ff with envelope
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Describes her holiday itinerary and experiences in Switzerland; gives details of her journey through the Alps from Italy and the landscape surrounding Geneva; recounts excursions made from Chamonix [France] and describes the appearance of Swiss farm buildings. Postmark: 'SUISSE 3 ... 57 S......S'; 'PAID EE 4 JU 4 1857'; 'EDINBURGH Z.M JN 5 1857'; 3 other feint postmarks. Stamps: One 40 centimes/rappen [green] and one 15 centimes/rappen [pink].
Term	family

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA1833	Clark; Helen P. (1840-c.1900); Mrs; née Bright	1840-c.1900
NA1861	McLaren; Charles B.B. (1850-1934); 1st Baron Aberconway	1850-1934
NA1908	Rabagliati; Helen P. (1851-1934); Mrs; 'Tilla' née McLaren	1851-1934
NA1956	McLaren; Walter S.B. (1853-1912); Mr; Liberal M.P. and women's suffrage campaigner	1853-1912