XM/2323/2/19
BUNDLE of letters: Dorothy Drage to her husband Godfrey, from Parciau, Criccieth; London; Stoke-on-Trent; Bron Eifion, Criccieth. Personal and social. The high price of food in Criccieth (17 Aug. 1911, Criccieth). Mentions strikes. Nuneaton Station was guarded and patrolled by soldiers with fixed bayonets (23 Aug. 1911, Criccieth). Rumour about the [Railway] Strike, It has come terribly near to Civil War. A signal box at Llandudno Junction burnt and a man killed (20 Aug. 1911, Criccieth). An operation on Dorothy’s leg and her recuperation (23,29 Aug. 1911, 14 Sep. 1911, Criccieth & London). Investing in Canada. Dorothy’s income losses due to the railway strikes. Mentions £1,100 in S. American shares and the need to economise (14 Sep. 1911, Criccieth). Advising Godfrey about his business enterprises in Canada. Discusses the financial implications in the event of her father’s sudden death (17 Sep. 1911, Criccieth). 17 items.
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