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Ancient Syriac documents relative to the earliest establishment of Christianity in Edessa and the neighbouring countries : from the year after Our Lord's ascension to the beginning of the fourth century
Cureton, William (1808-1864); Wright, William (1830-1889)
1864
Includes texts in English, Latin, French, or Syriac.
Sender: Nussey, Ellen
Recipient: Wright, William
Letters: 1
Date(s): 13 May [18]91
Location: BC MS 19c Bronte, C13, no.202
Category: 19c2 Female
Note: Aggrieved that he has told of his dealings with [Clement King] Shorter or with [Arthur Bell] Nicholls. Very uneasy about the copies of Charlotte Brontë's letters still in his possession, which he must return to her. Typed transcript: original at Brontë Parsonage Museum.
Sender: Wright, William
Recipient: Nussey, Ellen
Letters: 32
Date(s): 24 Feb 1891 - 19 Nov 1896
Location: BC MS 19c Bronte C13, nos. 184-201, 203-216 in volume lettered "The Correspondents to Miss E. Nussey Relating to Charlotte Brontë"
Note: Typed transcripts: originals at Brontë Parsonage Museum.
Fleetwood Response Book - 5La5
Wright, Peter
1954
Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Fleetwood, Lancashire
Jun 1951
[Side 1] Bob and William in conversation about life on a Fleetwood fishing 'smack' [= single-masted light sailing vessel], comparison of sails now and in past, description of crew and daily watches. ...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Fleetwood, Lancashire
10 Jun 1951
[Side 1] Bob tells several anecdotes about getting drunk as young man, incl. singing 'Hail smiling morn' on Isle of Man at Christmas aged 17, being thrown out of pub on Ramsey harbour after brawl, los...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Fleetwood, Lancashire
10 Jun 1951
[Side 1] Bob and William in conversation about different fish caught, incl. ray, cod, fluke and gurnard, discuss price of various fish, explain 'stocker' [= sum of money shared among crew], recall mak...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Fleetwood, Lancashire
10 Jun 1951
[Side 1] Ted and William discuss local boats in past, Ted talks about own apprenticeship as ship's carpenter, recalls reparing and sailing Belfast steamers, sailing to Dublin and Isle of Man with POWs...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Fleetwood, Lancashire
10 Jun 1951
[Side 1] Ted and William in conversation about boat design, discuss names of parts of boat incl. 'thoft' [= thwart]. Continued from 1LL0015010 S2.
Sender: Wright, William
Recipient: Wood, Butler
Letters: 1
Date(s): 11 June 1895
Location: BC 19c Bronte 9 WRI. Inserted in, "The Brontes in Ireland", William Wright, 1894
Sound Recordings, Lancashire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Wright, Peter
[1960-1980]
Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) from Lancashire locations 5La1-5 and 5La8-10. The original Stanley Ellis recordings were made March to June 1954, and Peter Wrig...
Book I: The Farm [Fleetwood Response Book]
Wright, Peter
1954
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the farm. The answers of informant William Wright recorded by fieldworker Peter Wright in the International...