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Brett's Hotel

                                  139 Holborn Bars

                                      1838-1862

This Coffee House appears to be the successor to "Furnival's Inn Coffee
House" which was recorded between 1795 and about 1836. Its address,
139 Holbom Bars was the last recorded address of its predecessor and in
correspondence which states when you come to this House "which is in
Holbom not Furnival's Inn". Directories in 1838 list under this address:
"Old Furnival's Inn Coffee House; Brett's Hotel and H. Brett & Co., wine
merchants". By 1840 all references to Furnival's Inn had ceased and was
it was shown simply as Brett's ijotel.

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This- Id pink embossed envelope addressed to John Heelis, Esq.-was
posted in Otley, Yorkshire on 23rd June 1862 and arrived in London the
next day.
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