Letter to John Valentine from his wife Ursula

Letter to John Valentine from his wife Ursula

Writes that she has send a parcel with laundry and reading. Hopes he will be able to get away at weekends and discusses possible routes to get home. Mentions arrival of parcel from her father and letter from acquaintance. Catches up with other news of family and friends.

1945-07-20

4 page handwritten letter

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Felmersham,
July 20th

Darling Johnnie,

I sent off a parcel to you this morning containing your laundry & a little light reading matter. I hope the registered envelope with £5 & other oddments has reached you safely. I [underlined] do [/underlined] hope you will be able to get away for weekends, it would be marvellous. Joan tells me that you can get a fast decent train from Loughborough to Aylesbury taking about an hour, she said. There you'd have to change & come to either Amersham or Chalfont & Latimer, from both of which buses (353 & 335) bring you to the Pheasant, from where I explained the route home. It would be better if

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you could get a car the first time anyway. The taxi hire here, apart from Leverell, is a man called Holmes, I don't know his number but you'd find it in the book (that's what I left a blank for in my last letter, & then forgot to fill it in!)

I'm longing to hear from you and to know how you're being treated now, & whether its a better place. I hope there may be a letter tomorrow. I somehow feel its unlikely that you'll get away this weekend, tho' it would be simply wonderful if you could.

Da has just sent on the parcel of stuff from Ly. Frances is thrilled to bits with her 2 new dolls (with several spare dresses & a suitcase to match), very smart 3 piece suite in green & red, about 4" high

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a dog, a kangeroo, a baby in cot, 2 little china dogs, a paint-box & book & other oddments. Some of the clothes will be useful too, tho' many of them need repairs. I haven't had time to go thro' them in detail yet.

I had a pleasant surprise this morning - a letter from Dudley [indecipherable word]. I haven't heard from him for 2-3 years & wondered if he was still extant. He is, and in India. Malcolm is in Germany, handling high finance, & his people in Hendon quite OK. I'll send you the letter when I've replied to it. I'm so sorry to hear that Mr Boyd is dead, I wonder how Mrs Boyd will manage with those 3 bouncing boys of hers. Thank you for letters of 17 & 15 & for sending on Pat's.

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Barbara hasn't got her suitcase yet, & was sorry to find when she got back that Dixie has been posted, she didn't know whether to. He's been a regular daily visitor to the canteen kitchen, so they'll miss each other.

All my love to you, my darling, it would be simply glorious if you [deleted] get [/deleted] could get away on weekend leaves. If not, let me know what prospect there is of our coming up to you.

Yours always,

[underlined} Ursula, [/underlined]