Letter to John Valentine from his wife Ursula
Title
Letter to John Valentine from his wife Ursula
Description
Writes of recent activities and domestic matters. Hopes he was not fatigued by return journey and mentions that daughter fell down on way to school and grazed her arm.
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Date
1945-07-30
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Format
Two page handwritten letter
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Identifier
EValentineUMValentineJRM450730
Transcription
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Felmersham
July 30th
Darling Johnnie,
Frances & I got home quite safely yesterday, we all got off the train at Amersham & caught the bus without much waiting. I spent the evening dress-making and went to bed reasonably early (i.e 11pm) and slept like a log. Today has been washing, so far, tho' it's not very fine weather. I've attacked that chamois waistcoat of yours, soaked it for hours in hot suds, then scrubbed it with a nail brush, and have left it soaking again. You'll be surprised to know that it is still quite yellow underneath all the black!
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Otherwise there is nothing much to report of the last 24 hours. I hope you got back without undue fatigue, and enjoyed the company of your travelling companion. I shall be interested to hear what you think of him. I've only met him 2 or 3 times, never for long, & he looks so like a hob goblin that that impression obliterated all others.
Frances fell down on the way home from school & grazed her arm quite badly, so she is solacing [?] herself now with [one indecipherable word], (viz her painting box).
I suppose you won't get this letter till Wednesday, so It'll be no good writing after tomorrow. Hurrah!
Lots of love dearest & a kiss from [one indecipherable word].
Ursula.
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Felmersham
July 30th
Darling Johnnie,
Frances & I got home quite safely yesterday, we all got off the train at Amersham & caught the bus without much waiting. I spent the evening dress-making and went to bed reasonably early (i.e 11pm) and slept like a log. Today has been washing, so far, tho' it's not very fine weather. I've attacked that chamois waistcoat of yours, soaked it for hours in hot suds, then scrubbed it with a nail brush, and have left it soaking again. You'll be surprised to know that it is still quite yellow underneath all the black!
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Otherwise there is nothing much to report of the last 24 hours. I hope you got back without undue fatigue, and enjoyed the company of your travelling companion. I shall be interested to hear what you think of him. I've only met him 2 or 3 times, never for long, & he looks so like a hob goblin that that impression obliterated all others.
Frances fell down on the way home from school & grazed her arm quite badly, so she is solacing [?] herself now with [one indecipherable word], (viz her painting box).
I suppose you won't get this letter till Wednesday, so It'll be no good writing after tomorrow. Hurrah!
Lots of love dearest & a kiss from [one indecipherable word].
Ursula.
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Citation
Ursula Valentine, “Letter to John Valentine from his wife Ursula,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 26, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/20473.
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