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Reference code
MCPP/GM/3/2/1916/74
Title
Letter from Ruth to George Mallory, 26 July 1916
Date(s)
- 26 July 1916 (Creation)
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1 Item, paper
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(18 June 1886 - 1924)
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Scope and content
Expresses her frustration at the lack of news about the war and for his safety. Discusses the progress of the war. Tells him of the struggles with the new gardener Mr Lewington due to him being a ‘rheumatic fever and shell shock case’ and describes the difficulties between him and the previous gardener. Updates him on Clare’s progress. Informs him she has taken on the responsibility of the chickens from Marjorie. Discusses his letter telling her he has been sent to the front trenches and asks him for more information. Encloses her letter from Mr Cockerell.
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Note
Ruth has mistakenly written '21 July'.
Alternative identifier(s)
Former reference
F/GM/IV/4
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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)
- Cockerell, Sir Sydney Carlyle (1867–1962), museum director and book collector (Subject)
- Turner, Marjorie May (1889-1972), sister of Ruth Mallory (Subject)