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 is an A-Z index at the front of the volume providing page numbers for the correspondents.

The volume includes correspondence with R B Stoker, Manchester; Sir Christopher Furness; Stephen Furness concerning Harris, Thomas & Co. Ltd; the SS CARLISLE CITY; R J Thompson, Newcastle; K Brown, Messrs Brown's Dry Dock & Engineering Co. Ltd, London; to name a few. This is not a representative sample.

Record Details

Item reference: LBK/84/5; MSS/83/022 MSS/83/022
Catalogue Section: Manuscript volumes acquired singly by the Museum
Level: ITEM
Extent: 1 volume with index: 496 pages.
Date made: 1900-11-24 - 1901-05-10
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London