Letter to Mrs Chadwick from Freda [undechiperable]

Letter to Mrs Chadwick from Freda [undechiperable]

Sends congratulations to her husband for his recent honour. Mentions listening to Roy Chadwick's broadcast. Asks after family. States they stayed in London for Blitz but sent children up north for a few months. Enquires after other acquaintances.

1943-06-25

Four page handwritten letter

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TELEPHONE
HATCH END 981.
WEST HOUSE,
10, HILLVIEW ROAD,
HATCH END,
MIDDLESEX.
[underlined] 25th June 1943 [/underlined]
Dear Mrs Chadwick,
I thought I would like to write a few lines and send you husband our heartiest congratulations on his recent honour, and very best wishes to you both. although it seems ages since we saw you we listened to Mr Chadwicks broadcast and felt we were sitting in your lounge listening to him, and it was all very thrilling. He has done some marvellous work and you must be very proud of him.
It is quite a long time since I was in Hale but I passed through
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Manchester a few weeks ago. How are your family? I suppose they are quite grown up. I heard Margaret was engaged she was only a little school girl when I last saw her I can hardly believe it, is she engaged to a Mr Doves son who used to live in Heaton Moor. We used to know all the family before I was married when I lived there. Please give her my love and very best wishes. How is Rosemary? I suppose I would not recognise her now. Pat has not forgotten her and remembers the happy times we had together. Pat will be thirteen in a fortnight and Nicholas is eight.
We stayed in London during the blitz but
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TELEPHONE
HATCH END 981.
WEST HOUSE,
10, HILLVIEW ROAD,
HATCH END,
MIDDLESEX.
sent the children up north for a few months. How glad we shall all be when this war is over and we are back to normal. I should be so pleased to see you if you are in London anytime even if you can’t spare the time to come out here I could spend a [sic] hour with you in town if you ring me up.
Do you ever hear from Mrs Swifft? I have not heard of her for a long time.
We sold our house in Hale so have not an excuse to come now, but I had some very happy times there and will always have a soft
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spot for Hale.
Please remember us to Mr Chadwick and the girls and love to yourself
From
[underlined] Freda [undechipherable] [/underlined]