Papers [manuscript].

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Papers [manuscript].

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Letters of J. H. M. Abbott to Sir Joseph Abbott concerning the former's experiences as a soldier in the Boer War, 1900; full set of J. H. M. Abbott's novels and the manuscript of his work Castle Vane (1917); scrapbook owned by Sir Joseph Abbott, mostly relating to The King's School, c.1890-1899; correspondence between Sir Joseph Abbott and Rev. Wallace Mort, Secretary of The King's School, mostly on School matters 1890-1901; letters and articles concerning Macartney Abbott; photographs of Sir Joseph Abbott, J. H. M. Abbott, Macartney Abbott and their immediate families.

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Abbott, Joseph Sir, 1842-1901

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Abbott family.

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Abbott, J. H. M. (John Henry Macartney), 1874-1953

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Abbott, Macartney, 1877-1960

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