Letter from David Boldy to his father

Letter from David Boldy to his father

Letter from David Boldy to his father with general conversation about attending St. Paul’s School in Darjeeling. He is on summer holidays and visiting Mrs Gregory daily. Enjoying sports and receiving various exam results.

1931-08-02

Two page handwritten letter

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St. Pauls School
Jalapahar.
2/8/31/.

My darling Daddy.
Thank you [deleted] very much [/deleted] for your [deleted] for [/deleted] letter. I am bucking up a bit now I [deleted] got [/deleted] came 6. [underlined] th [/underlined] in English with 56.%. Mummy is getting on very well in class. Excuse me writing in pencil, but we are going out to M [underlined] rs [/underlined] Gregory and we have to write our letters early. We have played 3 hockey matches up to now and won all, the series being,. - 2-0 against the Karachi, 2-0 against the staff, and 4-2 against the government High School.
The days are simply flying. You are getting on very well in your swimming. M [underlined] rs [/underlined] Gregory has invited us out until the end of the holidays, we come back in the evening and go again in the morning. I am ending now, with lots of love
and kisses from your loving [underlined] son David./underlined}

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P.S. I got 50 in Drawing, and Stevie got [underline] 34. [/underline]