Letter from Gertrude Bell to her stepmother, Dame Florence Bell

About this item

Summary

In which Bell writes from Leeds describing her recent activities, including lessons with her cousin, Horace Marshall.

Reference code

GB/1/1/1/1/1/22

Recipient

Bell, Dame Florence Eveleen Eleanore

Creator

Bell, Gertrude Margaret Lowthian

Creation Date

6 April, 1879

Extent and medium

1 letter plus envelope, paper

Language

English

Location

England » Leeds

53.831437, -1.511312

Transcription

My dear Mother We are still a [sic] Leeds and perhaps we shall be here at Easter. We have lessons with Dick and Horace. Mr Cornish is making Maurace [sic] very quick. We have grand battles with all the soldiers. Dick is a very nice boy now. You know I had a new velvit [sic] skirt when I came here you would not like to see that skirt now. It was so bad that Aunty Kate had to get a cashmere one to go to church in. Aunty Kate sends her love and wishes you and baby were here so we all do. From your loving Gertrude.

Enhanced transcription

Evolving Hands is a collaborative digital scholarship project between Newcastle University and Bucknell University which explores the use of Handwritten Text Recognition (HTR) and Text Encoded Initiative (TEI XML) to enhance cultural heritage material. In this project, we have applied these methods to a selection of letters from the Gertrude Bell Archive.

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