Letter from Robert Stephenson to Samuel Smiles
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- 1855-1857
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- Correspondence from Robert Stephenson to Samuel Smiles
- maker:
- Stephenson, Robert
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Letter dated at 34 Gloucester Sq, 'Sunday' [no date]. Annotation 'June '57' has been added later, most likely by a different hand. Mentions 'the ... Bill' and 'my duties as President'. R. Stephenson acted as the president of the Institution of Civil Engineeers 1855-1857.
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- 1 document
- Identifier:
- STESI/1/18
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34 Gloucester Sq
Sunday
My dear Sir
There is Some Serious misunderstanding about the L & B Bill.
The story is too long for a note and as Sopwith is staying with me you must come and spend a good evening with
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us, but as my duties as President during the early part of next week will nearly use me up I must ask you to put off a visit until the Monday or Wednesday of the following week. I conclude you have got an invitation for the Conversatione on Tuesday, if not don't stand on ceremony and come.
Yours faithfully,
Robt Stephenson
S Smiles Esq