MS 670 02 01
Reference code
MS 670 02 01
Title
Lawrence family archive: Charles Lawrence letters home
Level
Sub-series
Date
1900-1915
Extent & medium
5 boxes, 4 boxes containing 547 letters, plus one box of empty envelopes
Content description
Written home to his family and aunts Louisa and Mary Lawernce, during Lawrence's service in the Boer War and from Nigeria while he was in the colonial service.
The detailed letters give a first-hand account of life as a solider and Imperial administrator, and are often embellished by ink sketches showing scenery, people and plants, as well as diagrams showing British and Boer positions
The detailed letters give a first-hand account of life as a solider and Imperial administrator, and are often embellished by ink sketches showing scenery, people and plants, as well as diagrams showing British and Boer positions
Arrangement
The letter are arranged chronologically, divided into folders within each box and envelopes within each folder.
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