Letter to “Mother” [Lilian Pendlebury] from John [Pendlebury], with an envelope

Department Archive
Collection John Pendlebury Family Papers
Reference No. PEN 1/3/1/1/35
Level Item
Dates 26 Nov 1916
Donor/Creator Pendlebury, Dr John Devitt Stringfellow
Scope and Content Written from St George’s School, Broadstairs, Kent, shortly after Lilian [and Herbert] had visited. Mainly discussing naval engagements and action that he had seen or been aware of. Also telling her about a lecture on Rome, an auction they had at the school, that exams started the next day and Ponty was nervous, that Douglas had called him a cow, that they finished a cake she had made, that they were going to chapel and he had received [something to read] in Greek. John also asks Lilian to send his love to [Herbert].