Description: struck by lightening, with blackened wool as evidence SHEEP. A most unusual 8 page letter written by Samuel Rickard to ‘my Dear Wilson’, concerning the “killing of twenty one of your sheep last night by lightening.” He writes that Dennis has gone to Bury “to secure you against loss”, and provides a lengthy and very detailed account of the evening’s weather leading up to the storm, where ‘The Great Ash’ was struck, beneath which the flock had collected themselves for the night. “They were all upset & lying in all positions & directions, most of them with their legs up in the air or rolling over...” A note dated May 15, 1849 at the head of the first page adds that “all is right with the insurance”, and that an inspection has been requested. Included with the letter is a piece of lightening-blackened wool. 180mm x 110mm. 1849. Joseph, & Henry Wilson, lived at Stowlangtoft Old Hall, Ixworth, near Bury St. Edmunds. Henry, served as a Justice Of The Peace, and Deputy Lieutenant for Suffolk, 1835. He was voted in as Liberal Member Of Parliament, for the West of Suffolk County, and later appointed High Sheriff of Suffolk.
Price: 65 GBP
Location: York
End Time: 2024-11-28T08:59:37.000Z
Shipping Cost: 27.85 GBP
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