Details
Object ID 000355
Object Name Oscar Wilde/Swanson Letter
Object Desc Unidentified half letter (torn across the middle) dated May 23 1896 and headed 'Brownsville Blairgowrie'. The envelope is addressed to Superintendent Swanson, CID Met Police. The letter mentions Oscar Wilde case but the rest is torn away. see notes
Collection Donald Sutherland Swanson Collection
Accession # L2021.01.11
Alternate ID E0034
General Category History
Category Police Service
Source Bill Swanson
Source Category Loan
Accession Date FEB 9,2021
Credit/Acknowledgement Kindly on loan from the Swanson family.
Location A&L - G.01
Object Date 19th Centry Policing
Start Year Range 1896
End Year Range
Status In Store
Object Keywords police,detective,victorian,metropolitan police,
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Date FEB 9,2021
Summary FINE
Assessor HR
Notes The letter is only partially present. At some point the lower half has been ripped clean away (across the middle, side to side). The envelope has some discolouration and no envelope flap (previously been torn away). There are signs of tearing from there the envelope has been opened originally.