Letter from John Mansell to his mother
Title
Letter from John Mansell to his mother
Description
John writes wishing his mother a happy birthday. He received a single letter, from his father, with photographs. A sentence has been blacked out by the censor. Several words have been underlined.
Creator
Date
1944-09-12
Temporal Coverage
Language
Format
One handwritten sheet
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Contributor
Identifier
SMansellEJ132971v10055
Transcription
September 12th 1944
My dear Mum, this may not reach you in time for your birthday, but in any case, heres wishing you many happy returns. Judging by the news of the last few weeks, it doesnt look as if it will be long before we are all together again. Last Friday I received my first letter for five weeks, it was Dad’s letter of June 6th with the eight prints. No parcels have arrived since my Dec. one which came at the end of March. The D and P apparatus has a tender spot in my heart, but I realize it was for the best to get rid of it. [one sentence censored] My Spanish and Theater work are going along very well – almost side by side! This week there is a Band Show, and Jimmy and I have our working cut out ringing all the lighting changes. The other day we got some YMCA lighting equipment from Sweden which has greatly improved our [underlined] “set-up”[/underlined]. I was very sorry to hear about Ivan, but [underlined] I [/underlined] guess there is still hope yet. The weather lately has been very [underlined] fine [/underlined], but it is beginning to get a bit chilly of a morning [underlined] now [/underlined], so I guess my great coat will be in evidence soon. [underlined] The photo- [/underlined] -graph of Joy, which I just received, is one of the best [underlined] that [/underlined] has been taken of the garden and house look top-notch. [underlined] I [/underlined] have never heard of the two Kodak boys you mentioned, so they [underlined] must [/underlined] have been after me. Must stop now, dear, Love to all John.
M.
My dear Mum, this may not reach you in time for your birthday, but in any case, heres wishing you many happy returns. Judging by the news of the last few weeks, it doesnt look as if it will be long before we are all together again. Last Friday I received my first letter for five weeks, it was Dad’s letter of June 6th with the eight prints. No parcels have arrived since my Dec. one which came at the end of March. The D and P apparatus has a tender spot in my heart, but I realize it was for the best to get rid of it. [one sentence censored] My Spanish and Theater work are going along very well – almost side by side! This week there is a Band Show, and Jimmy and I have our working cut out ringing all the lighting changes. The other day we got some YMCA lighting equipment from Sweden which has greatly improved our [underlined] “set-up”[/underlined]. I was very sorry to hear about Ivan, but [underlined] I [/underlined] guess there is still hope yet. The weather lately has been very [underlined] fine [/underlined], but it is beginning to get a bit chilly of a morning [underlined] now [/underlined], so I guess my great coat will be in evidence soon. [underlined] The photo- [/underlined] -graph of Joy, which I just received, is one of the best [underlined] that [/underlined] has been taken of the garden and house look top-notch. [underlined] I [/underlined] have never heard of the two Kodak boys you mentioned, so they [underlined] must [/underlined] have been after me. Must stop now, dear, Love to all John.
M.
Collection
Citation
John Mansell, “Letter from John Mansell to his mother,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed May 24, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/49307.
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