Series SW/2 - Correspondence to Joseph Watson

Identity area

Reference code

SW/2

Title

Correspondence to Joseph Watson

Date(s)

  • 1832-1845 (Creation)

Level of description

Series

Extent and medium

9 items, paper

Context area

Name of creator

(dates unknown)

Biographical history

Joseph Watson, father of Robert Spence Watson. A solicitor of literary ambition, Joseph Watson served as the northern secretary of the Anti-Corn Law League and was a Quaker.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Consists of letters to Robert Spence Watson's father, Joseph Watson, some concerning the publication of the Aurora Borealis magazine.