Letters to and from Samuel Dunn about his wife and their relationship.

A series of letters covering the span of Samuel Dunn's marriage to his wife Elizabeth Harrison including Elizabeth's bonds of debts of £600 in 1756 and another debt of £400 in 1758; five loving letters from Samuel Dunn to his wife from Paris 1764; a letter via John Buckle asking Elizabeth to meet with her husband; a letter setting up a meeting between Mr and Mrs Dunn about their separation due to the debts; a letter from Mrs Dunn compaining about the violence he showed her during their meeting; a letter to Honourable Sir Alexander Gilmore member of parliament explaining that he had married a woman who at the time concealed her £2000 debt and has taken flight; a page titled 'Can a person who has acted as under be my friend?' with lists of reasons and the case of Elizabeth Dunn.

Record Details

Item reference: BGY/D/4/7; MSS/81/053
Catalogue Section: Manuscript documents acquired singly by the Museum
Level: ITEM
Extent: 2 folders
Date made: 1756-1765
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London