Letters from Edward Riddle to his wife Charlotte Jane Riddle (née Lucas), sent during various cable laying expeditions
45 letters from Edward Riddle to his wife Charlotte Jane Riddle (née Lucas), written during various cable laying expeditions either on board ships including CALABRIA, CHILTERN, EDINBURGH and SEINE or while based at shore stations including Kangaroo Island, Malta, Singapore, and Suez. The letters discuss personal matters as well as life on board or onshore during the laying of, or repair of several telegraph cables including the Lowestoft-Zandvoort, Melbourne-Sydney, and Singapore-Penang cables.
Record Details
| Item reference: | RID/3/1/1; REG23/000002.3 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | FILE |
| Extent: | 1 folder (45 letters) |
| Date made: | 1871-03-11 - 1888-11-26 |
| Creator: | Riddle, Edward |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Letters from Edward Riddle to his wife Charlotte Jane Riddle (née Lucas), sent during various cable laying expeditions (Manuscript) (RID/3/1/1)
- Letters from Edward Ridle to his wife Charlotte Jane Riddle (née Lucas), discussing life on board cable ships and ashore; and personal matters (Manuscript) (RID/3/1/2)
- Letters from Edward Riddle to his wife Charlotte Jane Riddle (née Lucas), written mainly while based onshore at Singapore, Suez, and Crookhaven (Manuscript) (RID/3/1/3)
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