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MCPP/GM/3/2/1916/15
Title
Letter from Ruth to George Mallory, 22May 1916
Date(s)
- 22 May 1916 (Creation)
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1 Item, paper
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(18 June 1886 - 1924)
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Recounts to him his father’s story of how he cured his warts with a charm. Discusses her opinions on the search for truth. Intends to take a drive with his mother and her friends. She updates him on Clare’s progress. Asks him if he has horses with him and asks for more information so she can find the location on Ralph’s map. Speculates on his location. Describes how she has sent him letters to different locations. She hopes that he will stay in his current location. She intends to go back to Westbrook on 1 June.
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Former reference
F/GM/IV/3
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Name access points
- Mallory [née Turner], Ruth (1892-1942), wife of mountaineer George Mallory (Subject)
- Millikan [née Mallory], Frances Clare (1915-2001), daughter of George Mallory (Subject)
- Leigh-Mallory, Herbert (1856-1943), father of George Mallory and Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory (Subject)
- Bennett, Ralph Francis (1911-2002), historian and Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge (Subject)