Date:June 1895
Description:In June 1895 Henry Wright wrote to the Duke of Sutherland about the cost of fitting out the new yacht. Wright had been examining previous expenditure on yachts including a yacht ‘fitted out for the West Indies’ in 1886, possibly the Catania. Referring to expenditure on the new yacht he writes that ‘the white suits given to the sea men & cook might not be necessary unless you went to a hot climate.’ Wright’s letter reflects the luxurious style of the Duke of Sutherland’s yachts.
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The Leveson-Gower family owned a number of yachts from the late 1840s onwards, including yachts called ...
In June 1895 Henry Wright wrote to the Duke of Sutherland about the cost of fitting out the new yacht. ...
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