Letter of thanks

Maker
1. William Young
2. John Wilson
Production date
12 Jan 1883
 Description
Letter from [the secretary of] Empress Eugenie of France, written on behalf of the Empress, thanking John Wilson of South Bantaskine for sending him a copy of his son's [Robert Wilson's] book on the Franco-Prussian War, written in French, translation and original envelope mounted on the letter

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Department
Archives
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Item
Collection
Young, William, Collection/Family & Personal Papers Group
Maker
Production date
12 Jan 1883
Subject person
Subject place
South Bantaskine/Falkirk town centre/Falkirk area
Subject notes
Robert Wilson based his book "The Franco-German War" on newspaper reports about the war. It was published in 1881, seven years after his death, by his father John Wilson and a copy was lodged with the British Library. On the publication of the book John Wilson sent copies to several British and European political and military figures who had been involved in the war.
This copy of the book is a modern print-on-demand version of the book.
Measurements
1 item
Accession number
A2105.003/017

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