Item 142 - Letter from Venetia Stanley to Edwin Montagu

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MONT II/A/1/142

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Letter from Venetia Stanley to Edwin Montagu

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  • 30 June 1915 (Creation)

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[The British Hospital, Wimereux.]—Has received the books and his letter. She expects to leave on Saturday or Sunday and see the ‘old boy’ [Asquith] on Monday. Has fallen in love with a man named Capel, has seen Gilbert, and may lunch with Conrad tomorrow.read more

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June 30th 1915

My darling I forgot to post my letter to you yesterday which was very stupid, by the way you should have got one I wrote on Thursday. At least I think I wrote Thursday I know I started one after getting yours from the hotel.read more

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