Deborah Florence Glassford Letters and Memorabilia
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letter received yesterday, they are so easy | letter received yesterday, they are so easy | ||
to read, and glad to hear you can | to read, and glad to hear you can | ||
| − | still enjoy yrself, in spite of these | + | still enjoy yrself, in spite of these awful |
| − | times, one | + | times, one requires some Distraction to |
| − | + | prevent one dwelling on all its horrors. | |
| − | + | Uncle G[?] has been sent home for nearly a | |
| − | fortnight on leave he | + | fortnight on leave he has been |
| − | [?] the theatres very much, and | + | [?]Going the theatres very much, and |
Golf, he looks well, and does not cough, | Golf, he looks well, and does not cough, | ||
| − | he | + | he wants to try and get to London as |
York does not suit him, we should | York does not suit him, we should | ||
then have him at home and be able | then have him at home and be able | ||
to take more care of him he does not | to take more care of him he does not | ||
| − | + | tatle at all about his fiancee, and | |
has not her likeness, but some friends | has not her likeness, but some friends | ||
tell us she is quite nice, but not pretty, | tell us she is quite nice, but not pretty, | ||
| − | or musical which seems so unlike | + | or musical which seems so unlike G[name?] but |
| − | if he is happy that is every thing | + | if he is happy that is every thing I should |
| − | like to see him | + | like to see him settled before I die he |
| − | has been such a | + | has been such a dear good boy, all I wish |
BC Archives, MS-0089 GLASSFORD, Deborah Florence (Leighton). Vancouver | BC Archives, MS-0089 GLASSFORD, Deborah Florence (Leighton). Vancouver | ||
Box 1 Correspondence inward, 1916 | Box 1 Correspondence inward, 1916 | ||
File 4 | File 4 | ||
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El[?]
H Woods to tr. Ndh
K. Nopdon[?]
August 23rd 1916
My dear Dodie
I enjoyed your type written letter received yesterday, they are so easy to read, and glad to hear you can still enjoy yrself, in spite of these awful times, one requires some Distraction to prevent one dwelling on all its horrors. Uncle G[?] has been sent home for nearly a fortnight on leave he has been [?]Going the theatres very much, and Golf, he looks well, and does not cough, he wants to try and get to London as York does not suit him, we should then have him at home and be able to take more care of him he does not tatle at all about his fiancee, and has not her likeness, but some friends tell us she is quite nice, but not pretty, or musical which seems so unlike G[name?] but if he is happy that is every thing I should like to see him settled before I die he has been such a dear good boy, all I wish
BC Archives, MS-0089 GLASSFORD, Deborah Florence (Leighton). Vancouver Box 1 Correspondence inward, 1916 File 4