About this item
Summary
In which Bell provides a brief update on herself and her brother, Maurice, writing that she would like to visit Torquay and that she hopes her Father will bring books home from London.
Reference code
GB/1/1/2/1/1/4
Recipient
Bell, Sir Thomas Hugh Lowthian
Creator
Bell, Gertrude Margaret Lowthian
Creation Date
Extent and medium
1 letter, paper
Language
English
Coordinates
54.615938, -1.078063
Transcription
Feb. 13 Red Barns Coatham, Redcar. My dear Papa I would like to go to Torquay very much as I hope to find some pretty flowers there. Maurice is better so am I. I hope you will bring some books from London. We miss you very much and hope you will come home very soon from your aff.ate child 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.
IIIF Manifest
https://api-dor.ncl.ac.uk/iiif/cYPF
Licence
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/