Letters from members of the Cowan family, and friends of the family, to Mr and Mrs Porter.
Letters labeled "Cowan/Porter Letters, 1892, M.W.C. at Leigh Lodge, J.P. at Bermuda". Contains letters from members of the Cowan family, and friends of the family, to Sir James and Lady Porter (sometimes referred to by their nicknames "Jim" and "Lutie"), and their daughter Dora (referred to as "Babs" by her aunt May). Many December letters congratulate Sir James and Lady Porter on their wedding anniversary. In a birthday message to Dora, her uncle Charlie (Charles Cowan) tells her he is going to Cambridge. Also contains ephemera from SS STATE OF CALIFORNIA. a press cutting from The Times regarding changes to the North America and West Indies station.
Record Details
| Item reference: | PTR/12/3 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1892 |
| 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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