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ALL/11/24
Title
Draft letter from Arthur Allingham to Herbert Allingham
Date(s)
- [1905] (Creation)
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1 piece, Manuscript
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(1867-1936)
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From: The Retreat, Widford, near Ware, Herts. Addressed to 'Herb'.
Requesting assistance as Arthur plans to advertise for pupils in the Herts and Essex Chronicle and the Hertfordshire Mercury and wants Herbert to send the papers some sort of notice about himself : ‘Something about Arthur Allingham, a London black and white man, having taken up his abode at Widford, Herts for the benefit of his work etc etc. Something very slight but it would be a sort of introduction and might help me considerably. [133] I suppose there are no more London Journal drawings going are any slight head pieces any good at three bob a time [..] Give my love to Emmie and Margy [133] His pupils will miss him not his creditors [133] Flo says you will think this letter nothing but bunkum and dismiss it from your mind.’
Requesting assistance as Arthur plans to advertise for pupils in the Herts and Essex Chronicle and the Hertfordshire Mercury and wants Herbert to send the papers some sort of notice about himself : ‘Something about Arthur Allingham, a London black and white man, having taken up his abode at Widford, Herts for the benefit of his work etc etc. Something very slight but it would be a sort of introduction and might help me considerably. [133] I suppose there are no more London Journal drawings going are any slight head pieces any good at three bob a time [..] Give my love to Emmie and Margy [133] His pupils will miss him not his creditors [133] Flo says you will think this letter nothing but bunkum and dismiss it from your mind.’
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