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Z153/61/39
Title
Letter from Emma Chapman to Bessie Godber, Puttenham. Tuesday
Date free text
undated [autumn 1914]
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From: 1914 To: 1914
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‘My dear Bessie
Just a few lines to thank you for the lovely flowers. I am quite charmed with the king [?] white Daisies I think they are so nice and mix so well with the bronze Crysanths. I never saw any before like them and did you say we might keep the box, at least until you pay us a visit?
I think Ernest seemed pretty happy and contented down that way. I am glad if he could be of use to you. Nothing seems to be doing at present but I don’t mind very much, am not very serious [?] about London. We are all weddings down this way. Elsie went to Scapton and now Charles is to be married shortly they are asked in Church. I cannot imagine how it will be I am just told that their has been 3 pairs of cousins and on thinking it over their has. Maud and he are cousins, their mother & Charles’s Father were cousins and the grandmother and grandfather were cousins, so what the result will be I don’t know other things considered. Otherwise I am quite indifferent to the arrangement. [Charles Chapman and Maud M Chapman married Dec Qtr 1914].
Well dear I hope you are all well, and your Husband keeping pretty well. It is a lovely day today. Edith went to a Whist drive last night, is not Thursday your social. I hope it will be a success, there were only about 30 at Marston, so Ernest said Edith Tom and he went. Our people seem working all the time for the soldiers etc. I am thankful to say we are all very well & our little maid does fairly well for a little one. I had a letter from E Stevens[?] saying she is leaving her place and her sister too is leaving, sister is going back to Miss Freeman.’
We are thinking Min will come over one day soon if only you and yours could drive over and look in now and then shall have to wait until you get a motor that may be some day perhaps.
You beat me as regards eggs. We have had a bad season for poultry all through even now we have very few. I have resigned my post on the Committee of the WCUM and received a note of thanks for my valuable services in the cause.
Very soon gardening will be coming on for Edith our neighbours are doing great things, they have the man from Ramsbottoms has been here for two months laying out fresh things and planting Mr T spares no expense with the garden it ought to be nice. Makes us look most terribly shabby of course but I don’t mind very much. Well my best love to all from your Loving mother.'
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