Lady Cecilia Feilding diary, 1885 Dec 3-1886 May 3
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Summary
- Creator:
- Denbigh, Cecilia Mary Clifford Feilding, countess of, 1860-1919
- Abstract:
- Wife of Viscount Feilding, 9th Earl of Denbigh. Diary (350 p.) and typed transcript describing a voyage to India and the social and religious life of a British Army officer's wife near Poona. Lady Feilding's description of the voyage aboard the troopship CROCODILE includes the bad conditions as well as entertainment on ship. Enroute to India they stopped at Malta, Port Said, Suez, and the Red Sea, and then went on to Bombay, Kirkee, and Poona.
- Extent:
- 0.1 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.00384
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Diary (350 p.) and typed transcript describing a voyage to India and the social and religious life of a British Army officer's wife near Poona. Lady Feilding's description of the voyage aboard the troopship CROCODILE includes the bad conditions as well as entertainment on ship. Enroute to India they stopped at Malta, Port Said, Suez, and the Red Sea, and then went on to Bombay, Kirkee, and Poona.
- Biographical / historical:
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Wife of Viscount Feilding, 9th Earl of Denbigh.
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Processed by: Rubenstein Library Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, July 2011
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[Identification of item], in the Lady Cecilia Feilding diary, 1885 Dec 3-1886 May 3, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.