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Letter from Gertrude Bell to her father, Sir Hugh Bell

Summary
In which Bell writes of the ravens at Red Barns, and asks when her Father will return home.
Reference code
GB/1/1/2/1/1/7
Recipient
Bell, Sir Thomas Hugh Lowthian
Creator
Bell, Gertrude Margaret Lowthian
Creation Date
Extent and medium
1 letter, paper
Language
English
Location
England ยป Redcar

54.615938, -1.078063

June 3 Red Barns Coatham, Redcar. My dear Papa You are very good to send me a letter it was very nice. I shall be very glad if Auntie Florence can tame the ravens. When will you come home? Maurice and I will be very pleased to see you again, we both send our love From your affate child Gertrude

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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