Rutson Maury, 11 Welfield Place, Liverpool, England, to his sister Ann Maury, New York, NY, 1862 May 6
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Scope and Contents
Had many letters waiting for him upon his return from Wales ; has not seen William or Fontaine since he has been back; Tobin sent him a note apologizing for being unkind to him because of his deafness, and said that he had come to value family more than he did "men as business machines" ; expects Tobin to miss home a great deal; thinks that he should not have gone to China, but hopes that the Americans and Englishmen there will help him out; thanks her for the copy of Nan's letter; at Snowden, the guide gave Miss Barbara Jones the history of her [Nan's?] being lost and how she was found; they had a nice trip; visited the castle at Caenarvon; reached Beddgelert about 2pm; stayed there on Thursday night; on Thursday evening went to Capel Curig; it rained that night but was fair on Friday; went to Llanberis in an open car; they went up Mt. Snowdon on horseback, and they were very sore; that night; stayed at the hotel in Llanberis,which was very nice; the next day went to Llanarwst [?] and saw the 3-arched bridge of Inigo Jones; then went to Conway, where they stayed in the Castle Hotel for two nights; a guideshowed them the castle and told them where the armies that beseiged the castles during Oliver Cromwell's time fought; a friend of Cromwell's named Mytton led the siege; as they were leaving Conway, they saw a group of men dressed up for celebrating May as Morris Dancers; went to the castle at Beaumaris; he and Elizabeth missed their train to Liverpool and had to wait almost two hours for the next one; was glad Miss Barbara came, because she kept them all entertained; he and Mary will leave for London on 19 May; (7 May) spoke with Horatio Hughesabout their nephews; Hughes sent him a letter of which he encloses a copy, to help get Rutson set free; Mr. Gerion [?] will let him borrow the original portrait so he can have a copy made of it. 6pp. ALS Includes Cy of Ls from Horatio N. Hughes, 13 Hargreaves Buildings, Cahpel Street, Liverpool, England to Rutson Maury, Liverpool, England, 7 May 1862. Stating that the money he had previously given to help get Rutson Maury J[unio]r released may be used to get him released again. cy bby Rutson Maury
Dates
- Creation: 1862 May 6
Creator
- From the Collection: Maury, James, Sr., 1718-1769 (Person)
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Extent
From the Collection: 6.31 Linear Feet
Language
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: French
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