Letters labeled "Cowan Letters 1885/6, Bermuda".
Letters labeled "Cowan Letters 1885/6, Bermuda", containing letters between members of the Cowan family, chiefly from M.W. Cowan (junior) and his wife to their sons, who did not join their parents and sisters in Bermuda. Some letters are written from the SS NEVADA and New York, as the Cowans make their way to Bermuda. By October 1885, they are, to quote Mrs Cowan, "beginning to settle down in our sunny, yet son-less home!". Also contains a photograph of a female member of the Cowan family, a summary of the Cowan family's activities in 1885 to 1888, including James and Lutie's marriage in December 1886 in Bermuda.
Record Details
| Item reference: | PTR/12/2 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1885-1886 |
| Creator: | Porter, James |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Letters from Sir James Porter to Lady Porter. (Manuscript) (PTR/12/1)
- Letters labeled "Cowan Letters 1885/6, Bermuda". (Manuscript) (PTR/12/2)
- Letters from members of the Cowan family, and friends of the family, to Mr and Mrs Porter. (Manuscript) (PTR/12/3)
- Cowan/Porter letters 1893, M.W.C. at Leigh Lodge, J.P. in Bermuda. (Manuscript) (PTR/12/4)
- Letters, largely from Maggie Porter (at Inverurie) to her siblings. (Manuscript) (PTR/12/5)
- Letters from Lady Porter. to Sir James Porter from Leigh Lodge to South Africa. (Manuscript) (PTR/12/6)
- Letters to Sir james Porter at Lord Roberts Field Force, South Africa, from Lady Porter. (Manuscript) (PTR/12/7)
- Letters from Lady Porter to Sir James Porter. (Manuscript) (PTR/12/8)
- Letters from Sir James Porter to Lady Porter and their children, from HMS DORIS. (Manuscript) (PTR/12/9)
- Letters to Sir James Porter from various correspondents. (Manuscript) (PTR/12/10)
- Medical notes and material relating to the Cowan family. (Manuscript) (PTR/12/11)
- Miscellaneous letters and press cuttings relating to the extended family. (Manuscript) (PTR/12/12)
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