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ALL/11/276
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Letter from Claude Allingham to Herbert Allingham
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- 28-Dec-33 (Creation)
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(1867-1936)
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From Rosemary, Old Fort Raod, Shoreham Beach, Sx. Addressed to 'Dear Old Herb'.
'Have wanted to write you for weeks, thought with a quiet xmas I should have plenty of time and opportunity but fortunately I got quite busy during the holidays', got a lot of people to make xmas presents with addressed stationery. It's been rather a worrying rushing time and the printers were late with one lot of goods which I happened to want for two or three special customers, but I haven't done badly.
You will be glad to hear that old May is better but by no means out of the woods. In addition to my job I'm the general and nurse now and dear old May is not such a good patient as Phil - not so easy to manage! & Phil wasn't easy. We had a line from him and I was glad to hear he was going to have a few weeks at St Mary's. He likes it, if the Hay is not over long & is always better afterwards.
May is very slow in picking up and the Doc. says she won't feel right until she has all her teeth out.
She has turned out some clothes and I did very well with them 'On the Knacker'. They showed a big profit (gross) not reckoning the work she put into 'em.
It was a blessing she struck the idea for she's pretty [?] if she's doing nothing.
At the moment I'm working under difficulties as [Tupper's?] kid is here with the old lady, Hopey, much to May's delight. Tupper often drops the kid here for a few hours while she goes on some expedition or other. She's a charming kid but her visits are not helpful to the work one is doing, though she is continually offering assistance.
This is not at all the letter I meant to write you but I'm afraid my present activities are of a very mundane kind.
As for this job I do feel there may be a living in it eventually but one wants an article to take round where the transactions with a customer means more than a few pence. Live in hopes of finding it.
Without your help I could not have got through these last few weeks.
Re. repayments - I cannot say anything definite but you may be sure that should we turn the corner we shan't forget you.
What's this I hear about foot trouble with you? I have had some lately & have found hot water with common soda a relief.
How is the Silver King story going?
Got no time these days for any reading, bar a glance at the papers. Love to you both from us both.'
'Have wanted to write you for weeks, thought with a quiet xmas I should have plenty of time and opportunity but fortunately I got quite busy during the holidays', got a lot of people to make xmas presents with addressed stationery. It's been rather a worrying rushing time and the printers were late with one lot of goods which I happened to want for two or three special customers, but I haven't done badly.
You will be glad to hear that old May is better but by no means out of the woods. In addition to my job I'm the general and nurse now and dear old May is not such a good patient as Phil - not so easy to manage! & Phil wasn't easy. We had a line from him and I was glad to hear he was going to have a few weeks at St Mary's. He likes it, if the Hay is not over long & is always better afterwards.
May is very slow in picking up and the Doc. says she won't feel right until she has all her teeth out.
She has turned out some clothes and I did very well with them 'On the Knacker'. They showed a big profit (gross) not reckoning the work she put into 'em.
It was a blessing she struck the idea for she's pretty [?] if she's doing nothing.
At the moment I'm working under difficulties as [Tupper's?] kid is here with the old lady, Hopey, much to May's delight. Tupper often drops the kid here for a few hours while she goes on some expedition or other. She's a charming kid but her visits are not helpful to the work one is doing, though she is continually offering assistance.
This is not at all the letter I meant to write you but I'm afraid my present activities are of a very mundane kind.
As for this job I do feel there may be a living in it eventually but one wants an article to take round where the transactions with a customer means more than a few pence. Live in hopes of finding it.
Without your help I could not have got through these last few weeks.
Re. repayments - I cannot say anything definite but you may be sure that should we turn the corner we shan't forget you.
What's this I hear about foot trouble with you? I have had some lately & have found hot water with common soda a relief.
How is the Silver King story going?
Got no time these days for any reading, bar a glance at the papers. Love to you both from us both.'
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Physical description: Fragile - torn