LETTER FROM FREDERICK DOWDING, SOLICITOR OF BATH, TO H ELWIN

Reference Number: 1251
Alternative Reference Number: 1251
Level of Description: Collection
Title: LETTER FROM FREDERICK DOWDING, SOLICITOR OF BATH, TO H ELWIN
Date: 11 Feb 1830
Extent: Extent: 3 items
Description: Frederick Dowding appears to have been acting as agent to Elwin in his absence abroad. The collection includes a transcript of the letter, and a copy of an article on Hastings Elwin (1777-1852), the founder of the Bath Literary and Scientific Institute, by Hugh Torrens. The letter deals with business matters including the letting of property, the weather, Bath society, the projected railroad, and news of friends and acquaintances.
Custodial History: See notes on Dowding and Elwin in Accessions file; see also article included as part of this accession.