Manuscripts

Paterson, Barbara and Mary. 2 letters (1942) to Lady Agnes Adams, Glasgow, Scotland

Description: Mother and daughter write to thank Lady Agnes for cheque and explain the difficulty of cashing it.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1929-1944.
Call number: mssAdams
Creator: Adams (1869-1942)(Opens in new tab)
Additional description: Correspondents include John William Adamson and Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.
Provenance: Gift of Mrs. R. A. Milikan, June 29, 1946.; Gift of Roderick Engert, 1993-2000.
Associated people: Adamson, John William, (1857-1947.); Cockerell, Theodore D. A. (1866-1948.)
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