Envelope
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
Unknown
Materials
paper
Measurements
200 x 263 mm
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 27780.37
Summary
Large manilla envelope addressed to The Honble. Eustace Gibbs / Tyntesfield / Bristol - with a red 2 1/2p stamp. Front reads; 430 / Sat. 19 - short day / Sun. / Mon.21 / Tues.22. S.Set. ?Wed. 23 Burges / 24th Salamanca / 25th / 26th Oporto / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 1st. Rennes / Nantes 108 / (illegible) 75 / La B 75 / Saintes 67 / 116 / 441 / 69 / 510. Yrun to / Oporto 525 / run / to Calais 800. Reverse reads; Cherbourg 8 / 540 / 350m. 1st Vitre lots to see ----------(?). Laval quick new road / Saumur / ----(?) shortest / and Saintes / cr Loudres (past Foule-------(?) / Poitiers fast new road / or Poitiers / Angouleme Limoges / Bordeaux Perigueux / ? stay at Libourne / via Aire (?) / to Pau / ? Col de Paistellet(?) via Eaux Chaudes.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.