Letter to Douglas Hudson from his parents
Title
Letter to Douglas Hudson from his parents
Description
Delighted to have received two more letters dated 16 and 25 November. Lists letters that have arrived and mentions stamps on them. Writes of trying to send letter in Oxo tin along with tea, cigarettes and chocolate but authorities in Nelson refused to accept it and advised sending for a censors permit. Hopes that other authorities will be more kindly disposed. Catches up with news and comments on contents of his latest letter. Writes of current weather and snow and of their activities. Mentions him sending recipe for marmalade but points out it has been twelve months since they saw any dates or oranges, which were reserved for children if there were any.
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1942-02-01
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Two page handwritten letter
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EHudsonP-HEHudsonJD420201-01
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[inserted] 112 [/inserted]
[inserted] 26-2-42 [/inserted]
191 Halifax Road
Nelson Lancs.
England.
[underlined] 12 [/underlined]
Sunday. 1/2/42
My dear Douglas.
We were very delighted to have two more letters from you yesterday afternoon dates Nov. 16th. & 25th that makes ten altogether since you’ve been at Laghouat. Eight, no seven, came last Saturday Jan 24th one on Wed. & of course the two just mentioned dates in the following order Oct 22nd 26th 30th Nov 4th 7th 11th 21st/8th/16th 25th/. The letters of 21st & 25th bear stamps to the value of 2 frcs. 25 cents & the Air Mail stamp. We had become somewhat anxious about the long delay of letters but now we understand it is a case of patience & all things considered it is very wonderful that the letters have come through safely. On Thursday last I wrote a letter to you & enclosed it in an Oxo tin with 4 ozs tea, 30 cigarettes, (two 10 packets tightly packed to hold 15 each) 3 bars Cadbury’s chocolate & a few toffees but I was very very [sic] disappointed when the authorities at Nelson refused to accept it. They advised me to write for a Censor’s [inserted] Censor’s [/inserted] permit & I am hoping that the Officer at Liverpool will be kindly disposed. I have left the parcel packed with the letter inside so if you do receive [inserted] it [/inserted] you will understand the reason for the delay. I told you in the letter that Eric Pickles’s sister from
[page break]
Colme had called on the Wednesday & she brought snaps of the R.A.F. etc. (sent by her brother) for me to see. I could only recognize you in one of them & was rather anxious to see you looking so thin. I gather it would be taken about the time you were not very well owing to “tummy” troubles & your letter of Nov. 25th, received yesterday, brought relief when I read that you had been doing a spot of running. I felt that you must be better to indulge in such violent exercise. Well love the wintry weather still holds sway here. On Friday afternoon we had a really lovely snowstorm. Huge flakes came down & in a very short time the outlook was very lovely. Dad cleared a path all round the house yesterday afternoon & when we got up this a.m. there was again a thick covering & snow is still falling. So the Wellingtons, which have been something of a joke, have justified their acquisition after all. Fancy you being able to send a recipe for marmalade! It sounds good, too, the only snag so far as we are concerned is the total lack of commodities. It is twelve months since I saw any dates, & oranges are very scarce indeed & what there are, are supposed to be reserved for Children only. I had the good fortune to get my month’s ration of dried fruits (6 ozs each, per month) in prunes & they make a very nice change but we have no hardships so far as food is concerned. So once again Goodbye love & we do hope you are now quite well again. With all our love & thoughts & prayers from Mother & Dad
755052 Hudson
Camp Militaire
Laghouat Algerie.
[inserted] 26-2-42 [/inserted]
191 Halifax Road
Nelson Lancs.
England.
[underlined] 12 [/underlined]
Sunday. 1/2/42
My dear Douglas.
We were very delighted to have two more letters from you yesterday afternoon dates Nov. 16th. & 25th that makes ten altogether since you’ve been at Laghouat. Eight, no seven, came last Saturday Jan 24th one on Wed. & of course the two just mentioned dates in the following order Oct 22nd 26th 30th Nov 4th 7th 11th 21st/8th/16th 25th/. The letters of 21st & 25th bear stamps to the value of 2 frcs. 25 cents & the Air Mail stamp. We had become somewhat anxious about the long delay of letters but now we understand it is a case of patience & all things considered it is very wonderful that the letters have come through safely. On Thursday last I wrote a letter to you & enclosed it in an Oxo tin with 4 ozs tea, 30 cigarettes, (two 10 packets tightly packed to hold 15 each) 3 bars Cadbury’s chocolate & a few toffees but I was very very [sic] disappointed when the authorities at Nelson refused to accept it. They advised me to write for a Censor’s [inserted] Censor’s [/inserted] permit & I am hoping that the Officer at Liverpool will be kindly disposed. I have left the parcel packed with the letter inside so if you do receive [inserted] it [/inserted] you will understand the reason for the delay. I told you in the letter that Eric Pickles’s sister from
[page break]
Colme had called on the Wednesday & she brought snaps of the R.A.F. etc. (sent by her brother) for me to see. I could only recognize you in one of them & was rather anxious to see you looking so thin. I gather it would be taken about the time you were not very well owing to “tummy” troubles & your letter of Nov. 25th, received yesterday, brought relief when I read that you had been doing a spot of running. I felt that you must be better to indulge in such violent exercise. Well love the wintry weather still holds sway here. On Friday afternoon we had a really lovely snowstorm. Huge flakes came down & in a very short time the outlook was very lovely. Dad cleared a path all round the house yesterday afternoon & when we got up this a.m. there was again a thick covering & snow is still falling. So the Wellingtons, which have been something of a joke, have justified their acquisition after all. Fancy you being able to send a recipe for marmalade! It sounds good, too, the only snag so far as we are concerned is the total lack of commodities. It is twelve months since I saw any dates, & oranges are very scarce indeed & what there are, are supposed to be reserved for Children only. I had the good fortune to get my month’s ration of dried fruits (6 ozs each, per month) in prunes & they make a very nice change but we have no hardships so far as food is concerned. So once again Goodbye love & we do hope you are now quite well again. With all our love & thoughts & prayers from Mother & Dad
755052 Hudson
Camp Militaire
Laghouat Algerie.
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P Hudson, “Letter to Douglas Hudson from his parents,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 25, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/23537.
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