Item 30 - Letter from Ruth to George Mallory, 22 October 1918

Asks him if he would like enlarged photographs of herself and Clare and tells him about the parcel she is packing for him. Informs him that a former maid of theirs has heard that her husband is a prisoner of war and brings her news of the Spanish Flu in Portsmouth that has taken 150 lives so far. Discusses her father's and Mr Pilcher's ideas of Mr Clutton-Brock's book. Discusses the progress of the war. Tells him she intends to stay in London to visit two Montessori schools and her plans for visiting Doris and the British Library.