Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    X953/2/29/1
  • Title
    Letter to Mary from her son, William Arthur Sanders.
  • Date free text
    11 December 1881
  • Production date
    From: 1881 To: 1881
  • Scope and Content
    Written at Bishop['s] Stortford [Hertfordshire] [where he was at school at the Nonconformist Grammar School on Hadham Road]. Dear Mamma, I have been quite lucky the last few days. Yesterday I had a letter from Douglas. He told me he had much harder work there to what he had at Harrold. It was such a long letter. He asked me to come in some day when I go to London. I heard about Fred going to see him before you told me. He told me to send best wishes to you and my sisters and especially Aggie. He very seldom hears from any Harrold friends now, Fred now and then. He was very pleased to see Fred again. I will send you his letter so you can read it. I think you will be very sorry to hear that there are 5 boys who have got the mumps. One of the boys who hadn’t got them has gone home and I think that is the best plan you can do for me. I am quite sure I have not had them. They are spreading very fast. The first day there was one, the 2nd 2 more and to day 2 more. I heard a boy say you could have them more than once. I don’t think it will affect my holidays if you tell me to come home sooner. I am glad you enjoyed your visit to Great Odell. I am glad is better [sic]. I thought he would have been well by now. The other day I was running round the play room. One of the masters have a dog here, a very nice one; it has a very good temper, but while I was running it came and jumped on me and bit my arm. I went to Mrs. Schaeffer and she told me to go to the doctor’s and he put some costic which was very hot; it burnt all the skin off round the place the dog fetched the skin off my arm. The doctor said that it would not hurt because the sleeve was over it but still it is very bad. I have got a piece of rag round it which has stuck to it. It was all raw after the skin had come off. There have been a great many rows lately but happy to say I have not been in any of them. We had an whole holiday yesterday but it was very wet. You have not told me what sort of doves they are yet. I think when I get home I shall buy some white mice and teach them to act. I will excuse your mistake by writing on a half sheet [remainder of letter missing]
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