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48 January 23/
at ½ past 2 to inspect the boats on the Nile/
destined for our upward trip--to dine with/
his Grace at 6, & that we start on Monday/
at 10 a.m, with M de Lesseps, to inspect the/
Suez canal "& works & spend next week in/
that instructive work--So goodbye for the/
present, time being up. Tell Erxleben that/
I met an old friend of his--Mr. Simpson--on/
the Staff of the Illustratd {Times [crossed out]} News: he showed/
me the sketch of the apartment where the V. Roy/
received, on the night of the Ball, & it is/
very true & good. Will must get those/
numbers for you. There is also a/
French artist at work--wh. may appear in the/
Illust. Times.'--I have stood in two groups for/
photographs./
We had a royal dinner, smoked our/
long pipes after, then to the Theatre/
to the boxes secured for us. In the Vice Roy's/
Box was his youngest son, a lovely little/
Sister & her circassian[sic] slave of like age. To see/
the delight of those young people at the tricks/
and/
Object Description
| Title | Letter of 1869 January 23 |
| Date | 1869-01-23 |
| Creator (Person) |
Owen, Richard, 1804-1892 |
| Subject |
Egypt--Description and travel Egypt--Social life and customs--19th century Suez Canal (Egypt)--History--19th century Naturalists--Great Britain--19th century |
| Organization-Building |
Suez Canal Company |
| Geographic Subject |
Cairo (Egypt) Suez Canal (Egypt) |
| Personal Names |
Lesseps, Ferdinand de, 1805-1894 Owen, Caroline Amelia, 1801-1873 [recipient] |
| Description | Trip to theater, plans to visit Suez canal |
| Number of Pages | 2 |
| Format | image/jp2 |
| Type | Correspondence |
| Language | English |
| Rights | This material is made available for private study, scholarship, and research use. For access to the original or a high-resolution reproduction contact: Temple University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center, scrc@temple.edu, 215-204-8257. |
| Repository | Temple University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center |
| Repository Collection | The Frances Hirtzel Collection of Richard Owen Correspondence |
| Digital Collection | Sir Richard Owen Collection |
| Digital Publisher | Philadelphia PA: Temple University Libraries |
| Contact | scrc@temple.edu |
| Identifier | MROX40735 |
| ADA Note | For Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodation, including help with reading this content, please contact diglib@temple.edu . |
Description
| Title | Page 1 |
| Date | 1869-01-23 |
| Creator (Person) |
Owen, Richard, 1804-1892 |
| Subject |
Egypt--Description and travel Egypt--Social life and customs--19th century Suez Canal (Egypt)--History--19th century Naturalists--Great Britain--19th century |
| Organization-Building |
Suez Canal Company |
| Geographic Subject |
Cairo (Egypt) Suez Canal (Egypt) |
| Personal Names |
Lesseps, Ferdinand de, 1805-1894 Owen, Caroline Amelia, 1801-1873 [recipient] |
| Description | Trip to theater, plans to visit Suez canal |
| Format | image/jp2 |
| Type | Correspondence |
| Language | English |
| Rights | This material is made available for private study, scholarship, and research use. For access to the original or a high-resolution reproduction contact: Temple University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center, scrc@temple.edu, 215-204-8257. |
| Repository | Temple University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center |
| Repository Collection | The Frances Hirtzel Collection of Richard Owen Correspondence |
| Digital Collection | Sir Richard Owen Collection |
| Digital Publisher | Philadelphia PA: Temple University Libraries |
| Contact | scrc@temple.edu |
| Identifier | MROX40735 |
| ADA Note | For Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodation, including help with reading this content, please contact diglib@temple.edu . |
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48 January 23/ at ½ past 2 to inspect the boats on the Nile/ destined for our upward trip--to dine with/ his Grace at 6, & that we start on Monday/ at 10 a.m, with M de Lesseps, to inspect the/ Suez canal "& works & spend next week in/ that instructive work--So goodbye for the/ present, time being up. Tell Erxleben that/ I met an old friend of his--Mr. Simpson--on/ the Staff of the Illustratd {Times [crossed out]} News: he showed/ me the sketch of the apartment where the V. Roy/ received, on the night of the Ball, & it is/ very true & good. Will must get those/ numbers for you. There is also a/ French artist at work--wh. may appear in the/ Illust. Times.'--I have stood in two groups for/ photographs./ We had a royal dinner, smoked our/ long pipes after, then to the Theatre/ to the boxes secured for us. In the Vice Roy's/ Box was his youngest son, a lovely little/ Sister & her circassian[sic] slave of like age. To see/ the delight of those young people at the tricks/ and/ |