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Miscellaneous/Box 2/BA8/2/10
Unique identifier
GB 275 Miscellaneous/Box 2/BA8/2/10
Title
A.L., s. from Shrewsbury
Date(s)
- 19 March 1831 (Creation)
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4p
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Discusses various Scholarships at both Oxford and Cambridge Universities, his chance of winning one, his antipathy towards Oxford and the strategy of 'the Dr.' [Butler, Headmaster of Shrewsbury] for getting boys into various Colleges. Notes that believes he has had his pocket picked and asks for more money.