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  Brev till Maria Lloyd från C. Llewellyn Lloyd: "14th Jany 1878. Cape Town My dear Aunt Mary. I received your kind letter of the 10th Decr 1877 this day at noon - The Steamer came in yesterday (Sunday) evening & the mail leaves for England tomorrow so I have just time to write. Mamma was very glad to hear from you, and says she...

  Brev till Maria Lloyd från C. Llewellyn Lloyd:

  "14th Jany 1878.
  Cape Town

  My dear Aunt Mary.
  I received your kind letter of the 10th Decr 1877 this day at noon - The Steamer came in yesterday (Sunday) evening & the mail leaves for England tomorrow so I have just time to write.
  Mamma was very glad to hear from you, and says she had written to you direct, but letters must have gone astray. I should be glad if you would please give me your address. Mamma, Annie, George, Ernest & myself are quite well and have enjoyed ourselves very much during the Xmas & New year season.
  I am getting on nicely at office; and hope to get the increase, which I told you I was to get, this month. We are very busy and short handed at present, on account of the Kafir war on the frontiers; and have to stay late at night, which has already knocked up several clerks. The was is now just getting hot & we have some exciting news at times, but for the last few days there has been a lull. Today we hear that 150 soldiers, and a few marines from the "Active" had an engagement with about 1,500 Kafirs, (Gaikas the are called) killing 50 of the enemy & 5 soldiers wounded on our side. The Govt has called upon every town to send volunteers & mounted men to the front. We have some marines also at the front from H.M.S. "Active". The Governor (Sir Bartle Frere) & the Colonial Secretary are at King Williams Town (the principle town on the frontier) with Mr Sivewright our new manager, of whom I think I told you in my last letter.
  I must thank you for your kindness in answering those questions & hope you did not mind it.
  You wish to know when our birthdays are, and say you would like to have our portraits. The latter I am sorry to say we have none of - only a copy of each when we were small. But we will try to let you have a copy of each if se possibly can. Perhaps mamma will have them taken - if so we sill be very glad to send you and Aunt Henrietta each, a copy of them.
  Ernests birthday is on the 3rd Sept. born 1866
  Georges " " " " 28th August " 1865
  Annies's " " " " 11th Septr " 1863
  Mine - - is on the 3rd August " 1861
  Mamma's - " " " 31st Octr and
  uncle Georges is on the day after Annies -
  Mamma will write to you herself about the books, she had written but I letters must have been miscarried. I should like very much to have papas notes & books; I dont think mamma would like to part with any of them. she has not done so yet and always says she would like to keep them all because they were papas. She prizes them very much because the were papas, and thinks they may still be of some use to us boys when we grow older. I hope Aunt Henrietta is quite well - I should like very much to write to her next time, and would do so now, but have stayed at office all night and am very busy her this (Tuesday) morning.
  With love to Aunt Henrietta & yourself & also to miss Eliz: Lloyd from us all.
  I remain
  Ypur affectionate
  Nephew Llewellyn

  PS. Please excuse writing & mistakes.
  It is now 12.30 & post closes at 1 pm."

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• Designation BREV
• Precise designation Lloydbrev
• Identifier VM09040
• Indexing term Skrift
• Type Thing

• Materials Papper

• Techniques Handskrivet