XM1573/64
LETTER: David Thomas, London, to his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Thomas, The Cafe, Castle Sq., Caernarfon, acknowledging receipt of letter and parcel. He had noticed from the newspaper that they had a good time on St. David’s Day, and asks if the "Mr. & Mrs. Thomas" who made the tea at Moriah Chapel were them. He assures that Pritchard only had a "common pass" in his exams, although his father states otherwise. He encloses photograph of ’Caernarfon Chaps’ which he had found in a matchbox. He assures his father that he knows most of them. He is pleased to hear that John & Capt. Williams are friendly, but they know despite what Uncle Henry says, he was not fit to be master of the Ja Ja but it’s wiser to be quiet, as one makes fewer enemies that way. They have a test exam the following week on "Practice" (London work) of which he knows nothing as he has not been with any London firms, so depends on his memory of 300 pages of a book. He is pleased that his father is not mixed up in the case of W.O. Williams-v-Mrs. Griffith, and suggests he does not appear in Court when the case is on and stay clear of W.O. Williams. He refers to the Ruskins volumes, purchased so cheap from America, and states how lucky he has been in being able to save about £5 in Law Books as there is a young man staying there, who has all the books he needs. He is all right for money at present as he has received £3 from home. Attached: PROGRAMME: of Rev. J. Parker’s sermons and PHOTOGRAPH of "Caernarfon Chaps" from a matchbox.
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