1843 Letter from William Aldam MP written in New York to England. This lot comprises a six page letter of 1843 written by William Aldam (then MP for Leeds) to his father in England and carried privately on the packet ship Liverpool. He mentions abandonment of his proposed visit to the West Indies
1843 Letter from William Aldam MP written in New York to England. This lot comprises a six page letter of 1843 written by William Aldam (then MP for Leeds) to his father in England and carried privately on the packet ship Liverpool. He mentions abandonment of his proposed visit to the West Indies, his need to return to England for parliamentary duties, a visit to the Coloured Orphan Asylum and the education of the children within it; his visit to the Croton Waterworks; the system for provision of fresh water to New York, his visit to Lowell with introduction from mor Abbott Lawrence its founder, mills on the Merrimack River, factory workers and their age, sex and accomodation, the impact of American competition on West Riding of Yorkshire mill businesses.?