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Autograph letter signed : Carnforth, to Tom Turner, 1947 November 4.

BIB_ID
396873
Accession number
MA 13406.21
Creator
Bottomley, Gordon, 1874-1948.
Display Date
1947 November 4.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 items (2 pages) ; 15.5 x 9.8 cm + envelope
Notes
Envelope postmarked and addressed, "To / T. Turner esqre. / Shawlands / Bank Crest / Baildon / Yorkshire."
Letter written on the outer pages of a printed card acknowledging condolences for the death of Gordon Bottomley's wife, Emily, with address "The Sheiling / Silverday / Carnforth / Lancs", and dated "Glasgow, 4th August, 1947."
Part of a collection of letters and postcards written by Gordon Bottomley to Tom Turner. Tom Turner was an employee of the Bradford Post Office and a book collector. Letters in the collection have been cataloged individually (see MA 13406.1-23).
Provenance
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Summary
Concerning the death of his wife from heart trouble and his own poor health.