| Description | Correspondents:
Mary Stewart, New Byth, to Mrs Urquhart of Byth and Meldrum, Meldrum House, with request for continuance of charity shown her when Urquharts were at Byth, now 92 and very infirm;
Margaret and McCarty Colclough, Athlone, to Mrs Anne Urquhart, Meldrum, refusing with regret invitation to visit relatives at Meldrum and giving news of Irish relations and friends;
B.C. Urquhart, Bellevue, Aberdeen, to Mrs Urquhart, reporting to mother on school activities, Christmas holidays etc;
George Tulloch [headmaster]. Bellevue [House Academy, Aberdeen], to B.C. Urquhart of Byth and Meldrum (2), reports on progress at school of Urquhart's son, Beauchamp Urquhart;
Beauchamp C. Urquhart, from school in Twickenham, to his parents in French;
Marty Colclough? Clonmel, to Sally --- [Butler] with news of family and friends in Ireland and comment on poverty and starvation there;
B.C. Urquhart, Twickenham, to Miss Jemima Urquhart, thanking sister for watch chain and greeting parents and family;
--- C. Butler, to Mrs Urquhart, Meldrum, covering letter forwarding that from Mccarty Colclough above, with greetings from relations etc;
B.C. Urquhart, 1 Montague Pl., Kentish Town, London, reporting to mother arrival in London after rough sea passage, is studying Hindustan and fortifications under Mr Ruddock;
B.C. Urquhart, as above, with explanation of conduct before leaving Meldrum and complaining of terms of letter written to parent by Mr Ruddock;
B.C. Urquhart, Addiscombe, to Mrs Urquhart with further explanations of debts incurred to be repaid to fellow cadets and sums required for gratuities, etc;
Military Seminary of East India Co. Addiscombe, to B.C. Urquhart, Meldrum, Old Meldrum, three reports on progress of his son, Beauchamp C. Urquhart;
B.C. Urquhart, Steamship Ripon, to B.C. Urquhart, with report to father on voyage to India via Gibralter, Malta and Calcutta;
Beauchamp C. Urquhart, 18 Chowringhe Road, [Calcutta], to his mother, with report of safe arrival, kindness of Col. and Mrs Forbes in Calcutta, delivery of letter of introduction to Lord Dalhousie, posting to 39th at Lahore, followed by second letter with further details of experiences before leaving for Lahore;
W. Skinner, Bishop of Aberdeen, to James Pirie, Ardeconnan, chairman of managers of St Matthews Chapel, Old Meldrum, gives permission for use of English form of administration of Holy Communion three times a year, the Scotch office being the public service and used at the three great festivals, in the hope that this compromise will prevent any split in church;
B.C. Urquhart, 39th Regt., North India, to his mother, reports on station near Lahore, health, condition, expenses, including that of building own house and payment of 8-13 servants. |