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StorageSite	UCL Special Collections
Level	Item
Reference Number	PEARSON/1/3/2/1
Title	Letters from William Pearson to Arthur Beilby Pearson-Gee
Date	[1869]-1876
Description	Letters start from the summer holidays before Arthur's first term at Rugby (Sep 1869); wants Arthur to learn music; will try to come to Rugby; looking for good Cambridge Wrangler to prepare Arthur for Cambridge; Carl unable to take his exams because he was ill; going to North Devon for long holiday; Carl riding pony; he and Fanny are going to Brighton to view a school for Amy; advice on having a swollen face; praise for his success in Chemistry; Mr Levander is giving Carl private lessons in Greek and mathematics so that he can overtake his class; advice on entanglement with girl at no 22; Arthur in debt in Sixth Form; congratulations on getting prize (1872); not pleased with his school report; advice on 21st birthday.
Extent	18 letters
AccessStatus	Open
AccessConditions	The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.

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