Letter from David Donaldson to his mother

Letter from David Donaldson to his mother

Writes of life at school and an upcoming inspection.

One page handwritten letter

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March 3rd
Newlands
Seaford
Sussex.
Dear Mummy,
I hope you are very well. I hear you arrived safely. [character deleted] a certain Mr Power is going is going to [word deleted] inspect us next Wednesday. [word deleted] The troop are going to do different things. One boy is going to try and connect up two buzzers and [deleted] try an [/deleted] and Ian and another boy are going to morse. Two other boys are going to semaphore, while three boys (in [inserted] the [/inserted] charge of a Patrol leader) will tie knots. There are three [deleted] ambulance [/deleted] ambulance parties, one from each patrol. There is going to be a fire alarm, and everyone has to rush all over the place. Please send me a clock. Shall I pay Parker? I [word deleted] have lost the bit of puzzle.
Much love from,
David