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Collections - Letters

The Letters of Jasper Hall, Crimean War

The full transcript of these letters can be seen in the museum publication: Letters from the Crimea - Letters written by Captain Jasper Hall to his father and sister whilst serving in the Crimea.  They reveal many of the manners and social attitudes of the time.  Price including UK postage £2.50 are available from the museum shop.

bulletKO1157/01 Letter of Captain Jasper Hall, 4th Foot, Crimean War 18 Nov 1854
Refers to casualties on Inkerman heights and the base hospital; the arrival of nurses and nuns from England and a Miss Nightingale. The Duke of Cambridge is also mentioned. Of personal matters, he describes a scarf which he has sent to ‘Carry’ (Miss Begbie) and hopes his sister will write to her and try to like her! (a daguerreotype, it seems, has been unfavourably received).

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