Collection: Letter to Ward | Kenneth Spencer Research Library Archival Collections

Overview

In this letter Richford writes to Ward who is vacationing. Among other remarks about horse racing, Richford mentions that he saw Voltigeur win the Doncaster Cup. He also relates that he accompanied the horse and its master (Thomas Dundas (1795-1873), the 2nd Earl of Zetland) to Aske Hall.

Dates

Creation: September 29, 1850

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Full Extent

1 folder (1 leaf)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Location

MS P711

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Maggs Bros Rare Books, June 27, 1966

Processing Information

Former SC temporary call number: MS (Box) 38:82 Former temporary collection name: Collection of 19th c. letters: Miscellaneous group of mainly English letters: mostly 19th c, some 20th c, a few 18th c.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Guide to the Richford Letter
Subtitle: Letter to Ward
Author: Finding aid prepared by mab, 2008. Finding aid encoded by mab, 2008.
Date: 2008
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: Finding aid written in English.
Finding aid permalink: http://hdl.handle.net/10407/1262798649
Preferred citation: Richford letter to Ward, Department of Special Collections, MS P711, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas