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Akrill, William. Letters written at thirteen
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Ten illustrated letters written to Billy Akrill's father who was in hospital in 1935. The letters refer to farm activities in Newark and Nottinghamshire: animals, the weather and his family and include illustrated stories. There are also cartoons and drawings, some coloured.
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Billy Akrill
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2017-12-04
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1
[inserted] Maker of Pills (trying to sell his wares) “Gentlemen these are just the things for folk like you. If you are unemployed just have one tonight and you’ll be fully employed tomorrow.” [/inserted]
Potter Hill
Collingham
Newark.
Tuesday 2nd July
Dear Daddy,
So glad to hear that Vesuvious has been in eruption [drawing]. We are very busy now we’ve heard the news. [drawing] We got out pick axes [drawing] spades etc, rolled up our sleeves & set to work to fell a few weeds [drawing] Harry got out the reaper & cut the lawn [drawing]. Mary & I unearthed a few weeds [drawing] & mother got a pick axe & unloaded the soil [drawing]. Unfortunately Mary got lost in a bed of giant goose-grass & hasn’t been seen since; Harry ran over an ant-hill & was knocked off the reaper falling with his head on a boulder & has been taken to Newark Hospital
[page break]
2
After vain efforts to get her pick-axe into the soil mother suddenly struck a large rabbit hole & her axe went right through & mother was so taken unawares that I regret to say fell in & got lost in that gloomy subterranean passage. Anyway I told my old friend Moses the mole to tell her, if he saw her, to come up & see me some time. So now there’s only me left & I only just escaped to tell the tale for I came across a huge spider [drawing] set on me & but for my Indian Game, would have dined on me, but they, seeing a friend in need & rushed up & killed him.
Out of those five there will be two cocks [drawing] two hens [drawing] & one angel [drawing]
The other two are beauties. [drawing] One about 90% pure I.G. & the other 75%
Gosh! “Have you ever seen a dream walking?”
[page break]
3
Well there cometh one on ye lawn. Yea verily: [drawing] Behold! it cometh with Moses ye mole. Surely I know ye large proboscis which sticketh out of ye muck [drawing] Why tis Mother! So Moses & I took her & put her in the bath & turned on the tap [drawing] & now she’s O.K. again sticking like billy-ho er I mean William Hoe.
Most folks are cutting their seeds now - ! Whatever! Is yon walking weed that standeth on the lawn? [drawing] I will investigate [drawing] Poor Mary you know what a terrible habit goose-grass has? [drawing] Well then you’ll imagine what she was like. Bessie rescued her & poor dog she’s covered with its seeds.
x x x x x x x x x x
In your next letter will you please give instructions for Harry to let some one see to the chicken pen (No 2 old hens’ pen).? The
x x x x x x x x x x is true!!!
[page break]
4
The beast go over the barbed wire, knock down & trample on the other wire [drawing] & make a mess of everything. Mary does her utmost to keep them out but they just walk in again while Mary nearly weeps & begs Harry to get some more barbed-wire put up &c but he “don’t care” so will you please tell him? Whoo! Here comes a mummy [drawing]. I’ll unravel it to see whats in side. Lawks a lummy its Harry all wrapped up. I knew they wouldn’t keep him long at the hospital.
Well it’s eight o’clock, so, know that my romance is brought to a happy ending I’ll close
Yours (UN) truly
Billy
[underlined] PLEASE [/underlined] DON’T LET ANY-BODY READ THIS
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Letter from Billy Akrill to his father
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Billy mixes real events with fantasy stories, illustrated with small people and animals.
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Billy Akrill
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1935-07-02
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Tricia Marshall
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eng
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SAkrillWE1436220v10011
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Great Britain
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1935-07
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Akrill, William. Letters written at thirteen
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An account of the resource
Ten illustrated letters written to Billy Akrill's father who was in hospital in 1935. The letters refer to farm activities in Newark and Nottinghamshire: animals, the weather and his family and include illustrated stories. There are also cartoons and drawings, some coloured.
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Billy Akrill
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2017-12-04
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Potter Hill,
Collingham, [Sketch of two birds]
Newark, Notts,
13 July 1935
[Sketch of Rooster]
Dear Daddy,
Oh! How good the duck smells! [Sketch of face] so good that Ive [sic] had to come into dining room, it makes me feel dread fully hungry in the kitchen, [sketch of food] but its [sic] enough to make anyone’s mouth water [sketch of mouth-watering] I wish I could send you a bit.
Oh dear I can’t write I’ll draw
[underlined] “ In our garden” [/underlined]
[Sketch of Giallardia]
Giallardia (School garden)
[Sketches of flowers]
10 wk
[Underlined] Stocks [/Underlined]
Heres [sic] the duck [Sketch of duck]
[Underlined] ta ta! [/Underlined]
[Page break]
Oh that duck was good [Sketch of face] I had 2 big helings [sic] & was full up [Sketch of being full] Little Mary
[Sketch of Escolsia]
Escolsia
[Sketch of Candytuft]
Candytuft
[Sketch of Linum]
Linum
[Sketch of Cornflowers]
Cornflowers
[Sketch of Nicotiana]
Nicotiana
I’ll go and feed now Billy [Sketch of chicken]
[Sketch of chicken] P.S. nearly forgot again but we’ve several pullets laying (watsons) I been laying a fortnight
[Page break]
[Various sketches]
[Sketch of Cartoon]
[Page break]
[Sketch of Cartoon]
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Letter from Billy Akrill to his father
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Writes about eating duck and chickens laying eggs. Illustrated with coloured drawings of their garden, including flowers and chickens and two comic strip style cartoons.
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Billy Akrill
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1935-07-13
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Four page illustrated handwritten letter
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eng
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SAkrillWE1436220v10010
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Civilian
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Great Britain
England--Nottinghamshire
England--Newark (Nottinghamshire)
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1935-07
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Bradley Froggatt
arts and crafts
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Akrill, William. Letters written at thirteen
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An account of the resource
Ten illustrated letters written to Billy Akrill's father who was in hospital in 1935. The letters refer to farm activities in Newark and Nottinghamshire: animals, the weather and his family and include illustrated stories. There are also cartoons and drawings, some coloured.
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Billy Akrill
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2017-12-04
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Potter Hill,
Collingham,
Newark, Notts.
22nd June 1935.
Dear Daddy,
Ha! ha! ha! cackle!!! Stainless Stephen’s just been on. What a scream! Stainless “Wives in olden days darned their husbands’ socks but modern girls sock their darned husbands! How we howled! [drawings] Even Mary smiles!
25 June.
Rumble! [drawing] crack! A thunder-storm [drawing] is at hand [drawing] Ive [sic] been running round securing the perishable [drawings]
Down she comes [drawing]
[page break]
[drawing] How it lightens [drawing] Mother’s covered up the mirror & fender [drawing]
I’ve got some lovely nasturtiums in the Garden [drawing]
Then there’s my Gypsophila [drawing] and Nemesia [drawings] Night Scented Stock [drawing] Virginian Stock [drawing] Mignonette and [drawing] Woolworths Magic Carpet [underlined] Oaks O.k. after shower [/underlined]
Billy
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Letter from Billy Akrill to his father
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Writes about Stainless Stephen, a thunderstorm ('mother covered up the mirror and fender') and the garden and includes a number of drawings of people and coloured flowers.
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Billy Akrill
Date
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1935-06-22
1935-06-25
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Tricia Marshall
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Two page illustrated handwritten letter
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eng
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SAkrillWE1436220v10009
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Great Britain
England--Nottinghamshire
England--Newark (Nottinghamshire)
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1935-06
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Akrill, William. Letters written at thirteen
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An account of the resource
Ten illustrated letters written to Billy Akrill's father who was in hospital in 1935. The letters refer to farm activities in Newark and Nottinghamshire: animals, the weather and his family and include illustrated stories. There are also cartoons and drawings, some coloured.
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Billy Akrill
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2017-12-04
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[two drawings]
Potter Hill
Collingham
Newark.
9th June 1935
Whumpton-le-Fallers
Dear Mester Aakrill
I ooaps as this ere letter finds yew well as it leaves me at present. It be a gerloriuss day terda; a bit ower ‘ot fer sum things. I ooa it [drawing] duzzent keep loik this ower long fer I want ter git sum plants [drawing] setten out. There bi some storshuns [drawing] ower a foot a too oih [drawing]. Weer gooin ter put sum Gowdun Gleeums i sum woir baskits atween the pooasts I the pergola [drawing]
[page break]
I bet thell look all rate an all.
Then thes sum o that there Bonnin Bush stuff wot tonns red [drawing]. Then theyre be sum Larks claws or summat like that, an sum Skaabyuss sum [drawing] Antyrine-ums, [drawing] sum Iverlastin flours [drawing] sum stuff corled Nemeesher sum Noit Sentid Stock an sum [drawing] O week stock, sum Luv lois bleedin sum baccy plant (ah!) [drawing] to say nowt & the [drawing] Jipsoffiller plants (abart 9.9.99) fer yer carnt eeat em ner smooak em (not very well nerd drink em [drawing] but the
[page break]
missis sez that the gardins nowt weout sum flours in it so I teld er ter graw em ersen but no sich luck. But I realy [sic] do sum good wi growin em for Midder Brown at the Cat an Weasel es a tender plaace in er art fer flours an I can often git rarnd em [drawing] if I teks er a noice little bunch [drawing] but o cooerse I e ter be cayerful ter see as the missis duzzent [drawing] foind out else thed be a row The blooin owd winds blorn a lot a goss berriz off. [drawing]
[page break]
Ah well I’m afraad asll e ter clooas now
Wi best respects from
Yours trewly
Johnathan Trumpitt
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Letter from Billy Akrill to his father
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Written in dialect as 'Johnathan Trumpitt', including small illustrations.
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Billy Akrill
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1935-06-09
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Tricia Marshall
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Four page illustrated handwritten letter
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eng
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SAkrillWE1436220v10008
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Great Britain
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England--Newark (Nottinghamshire)
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1935-06
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Akrill, William. Letters written at thirteen
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An account of the resource
Ten illustrated letters written to Billy Akrill's father who was in hospital in 1935. The letters refer to farm activities in Newark and Nottinghamshire: animals, the weather and his family and include illustrated stories. There are also cartoons and drawings, some coloured.
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Billy Akrill
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2017-12-04
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Akrill, WE
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Letter from Billy Akrill to his father
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Relates a visit to Belvoir Castle, Nottingham and Wollerton (sic) Park via a series of captioned drawings. Then includes a illustrated story or stories.
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Billy Akrill
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Four page illustrated handwritten letter
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eng
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SAkrillWE1436220v10007
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Civilian
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Great Britain
England--Nottinghamshire
England--Newark (Nottinghamshire)
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1935-06-09
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1935-06
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Akrill, William. Letters written at thirteen
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Ten illustrated letters written to Billy Akrill's father who was in hospital in 1935. The letters refer to farm activities in Newark and Nottinghamshire: animals, the weather and his family and include illustrated stories. There are also cartoons and drawings, some coloured.
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Billy Akrill
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2017-12-04
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1
Potter Hill [drawing]
Collingham
Newark Notts.
Sat. 1 June [drawing]
Dear Pop, [drawing]
Oh watter toim we ed a gittin to de buss [drawing] We ran down de hill, [drawing] bumped into Mish-ta Ned Rushtun at de Stooan Bow [drawing], Flew straight past him [drawing] & arrived at de buss stayshun where we met Arntee Nellee [drawing] loaded with parcels which were flung at us. [drawing] Just in time for de buss [drawing]
And so home again [drawing] Mother & auntie about fagged out [drawing]. amen. [drawing]
[drawing] Geoff & a young lady outside hospital
[drawing] Past the Traffic lights
[drawing] the kittens at play
[page break]
2
[underlined] Sunday. [/underlined] June 2nd.
Ah, a lovely rain. [drawing] Grand! [drawing] It started about 1/2 past eight & has been raining hard ever since [drawing] The geese & ducks say its grand [drawing] & so does everybody else [drawing]
Oh dear its stopped. [drawing] But it looks like starting again [drawing] THIS VACANT SPACE FOR SALE 1/- per day.
Last Wednesday Lucy & I looked round the Castle (Fillingham) [drawing] & the gardens [drawing]
Guiness for Strength
We had rather a hurried peep round [drawing] Looked through the top [drawing] & would have liked to have walked on the roof [drawing] but had no time
[page break]
3
[drawing] There were two people buying plants [drawings] from Ann Johnson [drawing] who knew you were in hospital. [drawings] He says he used to play football against Collingham & knew it ever so well
SUPPORT GENEROUSLY KING GEORGE’S JUBILEE TRUS AND SMOKE PLAYERS’ [drawing]
[drawing] Another cletch of kittens. Whiskers’s [drawing] She’s got – or had – 5 [drawings] three jet black & two black & white. They were big ones. TAKE “HIKITS” AND KEEP FIT. 6d PER TIN.
I’ve caugh [sic] a lot of sparrows lately [drawing] & given them [drawing] to the kittens. The black one of Midge’s (which is mothered by Felix) is a little monkey for them [drawing] He’s eaten sparrows which were as big as himself [drawing]. Lucy & mother have named
[page break]
4
him “Toots” [drawing] he has such staring eyes & lives in the granary [drawing]
“Bubbles” Ginger’s Black & White kitten is also a rascal for sparrows [drawing] Talk about “sweem”! “Jessie” Ginger’s toitorshell [sic] kitten doesn’t care for sparrows at all [drawing] but is always come off top in the fights. [drawing] Its such fun to see them playing [drawing]
[drawing] The kittens have always dirty noses & all Ginger’s washing can’t keep them clean.
I tried to draw Jessie but I couldn’t get the mischievous expression on her face
[page break]
5
Charlie [drawing] has become very friendly with his children [drawing] & slept with them last night. The Grey goose is still laying [drawing] Mrs White comes off a week on Monday. I shall test them tomorrow [drawings] Mother has given Auntie all the goose eggs we’re getting now. She’s got 7. I’ve lost count of the gibs now. [drawing] About 60. I think [drawing] 20 more eek! & still more to come [drawing] I keep the big ones out of the orchard [drawing] by nailing backing round the fences. Ive [sic] a variety of drinking vessels in the stock-yard where they go for water[drawing]
[page break]
6
I had a gosling which wasn’t feeling too grand so I went to the drinking place & took him away and – [drawing] Charles & Ann Grey were soon after me. But Charlie got “what for” [drawing]
[drawings]
ADEU
[underlined] Billy [/underlined]
Remember me to Nurse Wright & Doug.
[page break]
7
[underlined] LATEST NEWS. [/underlined]
THINGS I’VE FORGOTTEN.
Uncle Jack, Ernest & Peter have come [drawing] Ernest has brought 5 gals of oil for £1 .. 7s [drawing] At Challand’s it would cost £2. [drawing] Everybody’s making a fuss of Peter. He can say lots of words & knows the different animals “Moo” for cows, “Maa” for sheep, & cockaal for hens. [drawing] he’s as brown as a bilberry. Walter Wells & a college [sic] He came to see Harry [drawing] this afternoon. [drawing]
I’ve two old hens out of the year sitting away [drawing] 1 on 17 & 1 on 16.
[page break]
8
Mother sends love & hasn’t time to write “hopes your [sic] getting on O.K.
Cheerio!
[underlined] Billy [/underlined]
P.S. We’re just having a thunder shower. ‘Bess & Peg are terrified & have come in the house. Peter’s been amusing us during tea.
I don’t suppose Harry’ll get this in tonight
Toodle pip
B
[drawing]
P.P.S. Nora (Saxby) always asks me how you are she’s very concerned about you
Cheerie by B
P.P.P.S. Sun’s coming out.
Toodle oo B
P.P.P.P.S. If you can get any “Kings & Queens” out of Player’s cigarettes Please save me them. Good Bye Billy
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Letter from Billy Akrill to his father
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Writes of the weather, a visit to Fillingham Castle, acquaintances, new kittens, geese laying and family members. Includes a number of drawings of people, places and animals.
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Billy Akrill
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Tricia Marshall
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eng
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Great Britain
England--Nottinghamshire
England--Newark (Nottinghamshire)
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1935-06-01
1935-06-02
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1935-06
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Akrill, William. Letters written at thirteen
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Ten illustrated letters written to Billy Akrill's father who was in hospital in 1935. The letters refer to farm activities in Newark and Nottinghamshire: animals, the weather and his family and include illustrated stories. There are also cartoons and drawings, some coloured.
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Billy Akrill
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2017-12-04
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Potter Hill Frm,
N. Collingham,
Newark
26th May 1935
Dear Pa
Scenes of great excitement Yea! This morn, finding myself in need of a run (a chicken run not exercize [sic]) [drawing] I jumped up the loft after one [drawing] when suddely [sic] a great “rawkussin” was heard [drawing] & Lucy [drawing] appeared on the scene [drawing] “Oh cum [sic] an’ look I’ve summin [sic] to show you” she says [drawing] Full of curiosity I followed. Into the slack-yard we went [drawing] and saw [symbol]
[drawing of ducks and hens]
Yes we knew the old duck was sitting somewhere as she never came in at night [drawing]. Where we had no idea intill [sic] the old duck led the calves between the pea & wheat straw stack [drawing] there we found 5 more eggs [drawing] 2 had dead ducks in [drawing] course I had to see [drawing] I like broggling in eggs which don’t hatch
[page break]
I shut the old duck in a run & fed them [inserted] [underlined] (correct)[/underlined] [/inserted] [drawing] I had another shock on Friday [drawing]
I was lifting a broody of [sic] to feed her [drawing] when I suddenly saw her eggs were all “cracked” [drawing] On looking closer I saw that they were “chipped”. And before long there were two ducks out [drawing]. They should have come off on Monday instead of Friday, but they would be out [drawing of eggs]
We had a lovely time at the College yesterday but I must tell you about that on Sat as I’ve written thousands of letters & am about fed up
So
Toodle-oo
P.S. Found. Fr Partidge [sic] nest 7 eggs again old reaper in slack yd & a Partige [sic] 18 in orchard 3 yds from a stoat [symbol] hole got 3 chicks Harry after him [drawing]
[drawings]
[page break]
[fourteen farmyard drawings]
WATSON PULLETS
Although old Brownie is dead I’ve got another Brownie she’s just like old Brownie in ways. And is even “blind of an eye”.
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Letter from Billy Akrill to his father
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Writes about farm animals and a recent visit to the college. Illustrated with pictures of animals and people. The last page is a coloured, comic strip style drawing about chickens on the farm.
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Billy Akrill
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1935-05-26
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Tricia Marshall
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Three page illustrated handwritten letter
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eng
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SAkrillWE1436220v10004
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Civilian
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Great Britain
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1935-05
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Akrill, William. Letters written at thirteen
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An account of the resource
Ten illustrated letters written to Billy Akrill's father who was in hospital in 1935. The letters refer to farm activities in Newark and Nottinghamshire: animals, the weather and his family and include illustrated stories. There are also cartoons and drawings, some coloured.
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Billy Akrill
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2017-12-04
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Potter Hill Farm,
Collingham,
Newark. Notts.
22 May 1935.
Dear Daddy
Calves have been sold. Result:- Top Nancy £15..10s (+ £1..17s 6d)
Walter Wells £12 ..15s
B. Renshaw £10 .. 15s
F. Cook £10 .. 0s.
Bernard Wells £7 .. 10s
J. Hemsal £6 .. 10s.
Average £10 .. 10s
Morris Sheldon bought Nancy. He’s keeping her ‘till Christmas. The Co’op Butcher wanted her too. Harry took her round. Crowds of folks came to look at her & asked if she had to go through the auction. We had her graded (M Sheldon paid). Substiby [sic] £1 .. 17s 6d. Total price £17 .. 7s .. 6d. Mrs Fitz Herbert asked me how much I thought she’d make I told her Harry said £15. She said if she made £12 I should do well. Charlie Bird charged 14/- for the 6. Harry & a lot more rode in with calves
About messed up when they came out. Of course Nancy was.
Mary & I took the 7 pigs. They made 26/6 each. £9.5s 6d altogether I think we had a good (& certainly busy) day Harry drew £26 .. 1s .. 6d. Newark [underlined] very [/underlined] busy.
Battles have just brought 10 buckets & 1 drum of sheep dip
Got 14 more gibs (so far) that makes 51. The biggest are beauties. [drawing of a bird]
[deleted] [indecipherable sentence] [/deleted]
Well I’ll feed the gibs etc.
Toodle oo
[underlined] Billy [/underlined]
[drawings of farm animals, people and vans]
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Letter from Billy Akrill to his father
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Lists recently sold calves, prices and the names of their new owners. Comments on the sales process and about taking the pigs to market, includes amounts made from their sale also. Includes drawings of the cow auction and market.
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Billy Akrill
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1935-05-22
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Tricia Marshall
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Two page handwritten illustrated letter
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eng
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SAkrillWE1436220v10003
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Civilian
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Great Britain
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1935-05
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Akrill, William. Letters written at thirteen
Description
An account of the resource
Ten illustrated letters written to Billy Akrill's father who was in hospital in 1935. The letters refer to farm activities in Newark and Nottinghamshire: animals, the weather and his family and include illustrated stories. There are also cartoons and drawings, some coloured.
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Billy Akrill
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2017-12-04
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Potter Hill,
Collingham,
Newark Notts
[underlined] 12/5/35 [/underlined]
Oh King, Live for ever!
May it please your gracious majesty to know that the Indian game eggs [drawing of 3 eggs] bestowed upon thy humble servant on the thirteenth day of the fourth month of the thirty-fifth year, which were duly sat upon by a hen, have hatched [drawing of a bird] Yes Verily! And behold they wax strong [drawing of a bird] in the sight of me lord (that’s me) ahem!
Oh my! Mother’s just parked the rug on the hearth. “Take off thy shoes from off thy feet for the place where thou standest is holy ground” Not ‘arf [drawing]
In your dear lordship’s garden planted up here the plants are gay wi’ bloom [drawing of flowers] wallflowers, Lilac, pansies, dandelions, irises, daisies, chickweed, lilies of the valley, forget-me-nevers, tulips, narsissi [sic] Laburnum & shamrock, not forgetting the handsome nettles and groundsel are all alive with blooms [drawing of flowers]
Aye & the lawn will soon be ready for cutting though we do not like disturbing the partidge [sic] nests
[page break]
built there in [drawing]. There is also a skylark or two [drawing] And behold! when Harry returned home yesterday evening at 2 o’clock this morning he brought with him a large coker [sic] nut [drawing] which he cracked open and now I need my tummy rubbing [drawing] as I’ve eaten such a lot [drawings]
Harry’s just put his foot on the rug. [drawing] Bad job fo [sic] him if mother sees [drawings]
Yours till Hens lay square tin eggs
[drawings]
Billy
What a life looking after ducks! [drawing]
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Letter from Billy Akrill to his father
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Writes about the farm, hatching eggs and the garden, detailing the flowers. Includes illustrations of plants, hatching eggs, animals and people.
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Billy Akrill
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1935-05-12
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Tricia Marshall
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Two page illustrated letter
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eng
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SAkrillWE1436220v10002
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1935-05
1935-04
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Akrill, William. Letters written at thirteen
Description
An account of the resource
Ten illustrated letters written to Billy Akrill's father who was in hospital in 1935. The letters refer to farm activities in Newark and Nottinghamshire: animals, the weather and his family and include illustrated stories. There are also cartoons and drawings, some coloured.
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Billy Akrill
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2017-12-04
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[Sketch of Potter Hill farm]
Potter Hill farm,
Collingham
Newark, Notts
3rd June
Dear Daddy,
Whoops! Oh you should see mothers hair! Two little buns [sketch of buns] at the back – like Auntie Nellie. [Sketch of Auntie Nellie]
I’m having to do with the old goose – very unwillingly – like I do with the broodies. Keep her shut up all day & let her out for 15-20 mins at night & then send her back. If I left door open Mrs Grey would go on too & if I didn’t send the old goose off she wouldnt [sic] go. [Sketch of hen and eggs] Skegness is so Bracing. I’ll just go & test the eggs [Sketch of leaving with eggs]
444 kicked [Indecipherable word]
Bill in [Indecipherable word]
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Letter from Billy Akrill to his father
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Refers to his mother's new hair style, including a sketch drawing. Also writes about the farm, including looking after the geese and briefly mentions Skegness. Includes some small pencil drawings of people and birds.
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Billy Akrill
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One page illustrated handwritten letter
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
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Artwork
Identifier
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SAkrillWE1436220v10006
Coverage
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Civilian
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Nottinghamshire
England--Newark (Nottinghamshire)
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This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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1935-06-05
Temporal Coverage
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1935-06
Contributor
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Bradley Froggatt