Letter from Gertrude Bell to her father, Sir Hugh Bell

About this item

Summary

In which Bell writes of the ravens and water lilies in the pond at Red Barns, with short note from Miss Hughes sending her regards.

Reference code

GB/1/1/2/1/1/6

Recipient

Bell, Sir Thomas Hugh Lowthian

Creator

Bell, Gertrude Margaret Lowthian

Creation Date

1 June, 1876

Extent and medium

1 letter, paper

Language

English

Location

England » Redcar

54.615938, -1.078063

Transcription

Red Barns Coatham, Redcar. My dear Papa We have been to feed the ravens they are very wild. The water lilies are growing fast they are very pretty one leaf is above the water. It is very fine here. I shall write to you on Saturday again. Maurice and I send our love and kisses. From your affate child Gertrude
Miss Hughes sends her kind regards. 1st June 1876

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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