Letterbook kept by Frederick W Lewis, Lord Essenden, 1870-1944, Furness Withy Director since 1919 and British Shipping Magnate between 1918 and 1932.

The letterbook consist of bound typescript letters, the pages are foliated. There are included A-Z indexes at the front of each volume, and has been made use of in this case.

The volume concerns correspondence with Stephen Furness re: SS COMMONWEALTH; F W Harvey; Sir Christopher Furness on collieries, CYNTHIANA, James of Pickford & Black to name a few. See index in volume for page references to correspondents.

Record Details

Item reference: LBK/84/2; MSS/83/022 MSS/83/022
Catalogue Section: Manuscript volumes acquired singly by the Museum
Level: ITEM
Extent: 1 volume with index: 507 pages.
Date made: 1899-01-13 - 1899-12-28
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London