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Letter from Gertrude Bell to her father, Sir Hugh Bell

Summary
In which Bell writes from London and provides a brief overview of her activities, noting that she has been riding and flower picking. The letter is written in Bell's hand but contains a short note by "M.H." providing an update on Bell and her brother Maurice.
Reference code
GB/1/1/2/1/1/5
Recipient
Bell, Sir Thomas Hugh Lowthian
Creator
Bell, Gertrude Margaret Lowthian
Creation Date
Extent and medium
1 letter, paper
Language
English
Location
England ยป London

51.4996875, -0.1549375

9th April 10 Bellgrave Terrace My dear Papa I like the riding very much I see the primroses in the hedges and I am learning to rise in my stirrups. One day we went for a drive with the maids and gathered lots of primroses. We shall be very glad to see you again and hope it will be as fine as it is now. Shall we have some Easter eggs? I should like Ambrose to come very much. We are now going out for a walk with Mahoo. Maurice and I send best love and many kisses to you ever your loving child Gertrude
The children are both quite well. M.H.

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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