Item 39 - Peter Elmsley to his sister-in-law [Mary Hallowell?]

Identity area

Reference code

GB 2014 WS-05-ELM-02-5-39

Title

Peter Elmsley to his sister-in-law [Mary Hallowell?]

Date(s)

  • 1816-07-18 (Creation)

Level of description

Item

Extent and medium

1 item

Context area

Name of creator

Archival history

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Rotterdam. Changed boats at Delft en route from The Hague (leaning tower, and beggars). Description of the two-cabined horse-drawn schuit (canal boat). Erasmus statue, with Dutch verses (not Latin, which Johnson would have preferred). The Meuse, and elms on the Boompjes quay - canals in Dutch towns heavily bordered by trees. Rotterdam canals not stagnant, and deep enough for large trade vessels. A young friend of Gaisford's will take all 32 pages to the post in London (beginning Antwerp, 27th June) - PE looks forward to reading them again. To service in Cathedral Church of St Laurence - monument to the English youth Chute.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Access to collection items is granted to bona-fide researchers, by prior appointment, subject to the overriding provisions of relevant legislation, including Data Protection.

Conditions governing reproduction

A reprographics service is available to researchers subject to the access restrictions outlined above. Copying will not be undertaken if there is any risk of damage to the item. Copies are supplied in accordance with Westminster School's Policy on Archive and Heritage Collections, and under provisions of any relevant copyright legislation. Permission to reproduce images of items in the custody of Westminster School must be sought from its Governing Body.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

Related units of description

Related descriptions

Alternative identifier(s)

Access points

Subject access points

Place access points

Name access points

Genre access points

Description control area

Description identifier

WS-PPA-ELM-02-05-39

Institution identifier

GB 2014

Rules and/or conventions used

Status

Final

Level of detail

Full

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

  • Latin

Sources

Accession area

Related subjects

Related people and organizations

Related genres

Related places