MS 707 01 05
MS 707 01 05
Belinda Norman-Butler archive: Letters from Meg Ritchie to her daughter, Belinda Norman-Butler
File
1937-1943
1 file containing 74 letters
Autograph letters from Meg Ritchie to her daughter, Belinda, most written from Woodend.
The subjects of the letters include:
Touching letters relating to James, who was missing in action, and the possibility of his survival
References of various family members, including passing mentions of ‘Grandmamma’ (Anne Thackeray Ritchie)
The final illness of Mary Booth
The death of Edward’s mother
Also included are three letters from Lady Ampthill of the Wounded, Missing and Relative Dept of the Red Cross, relating to their search for information about James.
[Item 5 in John Aplin’s initial catalogue]
The subjects of the letters include:
Touching letters relating to James, who was missing in action, and the possibility of his survival
References of various family members, including passing mentions of ‘Grandmamma’ (Anne Thackeray Ritchie)
The final illness of Mary Booth
The death of Edward’s mother
Also included are three letters from Lady Ampthill of the Wounded, Missing and Relative Dept of the Red Cross, relating to their search for information about James.
[Item 5 in John Aplin’s initial catalogue]
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