Identity area
Reference code
Carrighan/Box 2/1-2/1/2
Unique identifier
Title
Date(s)
- 25 September 1816 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
4p Manuscript paper
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Admitted pensioner at St John's College, 1798; B.A. 1803; M.A. 1806; Fellow, 1804-33; Senior Dean, 1814-16; Sacrist, 1822-3; Steward, 1823-4 and 1826-33; Rector of Barrow, Suffolk, 1832-45.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Gives an account of robbers attacking English travelers. Notes the lack of action by the government to counter this problem and contends that they are wary of using the peasantry for fear of an uprising. Believes the people of Lombardy want their freedom and deserve it and if a leader came forward then it would be possible. Describes Milan and notes the many museums and galleries. Also is impressed by the canal system and the abundant agricultural produce grown in the region. Believes the locals to be the most industrious he has seen, apart from those of the Low Countries. Describes the making of Parmesan cheese, the production of salt petre and the process of making snuff and cigars. Has visited the mint and has seen 'so many churches, palaces and convents as to be already almost surfeited'.