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William Henry Prowse was a ship-broker and owner from Birkenhead. He was a friend of William Lambert Hotchkin, a ship and insurance-broker from London. Both appear to have been friends of Sampson Low. Following Prowse's death at the age of 29 at Hotchkin's home in Kensington, Hotchkin wrote to Sampson Low to give him the news.
William Henry Prowse was a ship-broker and owner from Birkenhead. He was a friend of William Lambert Hotchkin, a ship and insurance-broker from London. Both appear to have been friends of Sampson Low. Following Prowse's death at the age of 29 at Hotchkin's home in Kensington, Hotchkin wrote to Sampson Low to give him the news.
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| Title: | Letter from William Henry Prowse |
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| Description: | William Henry Prowse writes a personal letter to Sampson Low Junior reflecting on his current poor health, specifically a diseased bone. In 1861 Prowse's friend William Lambert Hotchkin writes to Sampson Low to tell him of Prowse's death from blood poisoning after falling on his "bad arm". |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 2, 2 pages ; some minor glue seepage. |
| Type of letter: | Personal |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Image rights: | © clipartqueen.com |
| Identifier: | SL_154 |
