Letter (letter)

NMM:2014.18.5

Letter from James Jackson, Hesleyside Mill [Northumberland], dated 16 February 1917, to his son, Walter. Walter and his wife Sarah (nee Lyons) lived in Rostrevor in the early 20th century. In the letter he makes mention that they have had '7 weeks of snow and frost and little sign of anything better and there will...

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Letter from James Jackson, Hesleyside Mill [Northumberland], dated 16 February 1917, to his son, Walter. Walter and his wife Sarah (nee Lyons) lived in Rostrevor in the early 20th century. In the letter he makes mention that they have had '7 weeks of snow and frost and little sign of anything better and there will be a great loss among sheep'.