Letter from Frederick Greenwood, London, England, to Kate Greenwood, 1884 March 17 : autograph manuscript signed.

Expressing his pleasure at receiving a letter from her, along with the news that she is doing better "in spite of the drawbacks" of her situation and the "larky children" whom she cannot hope to be relieved of; informing her that the weather has been beautiful and that he visited "the Miss Lawrence's[?]" in Whitehall on Saturday, and stating that it is a "vast pity" that there are no "pretty places" in the neighborhood; writing that "the boy" (i.e., his son Edgar) "is quite well again", and that he will attempt to persuade him to go to her on Saturday; asking her to let him know when she expects to get back; writing that "to all appearances the Ministry is breaking up", that reports concerning what the soldiers think are "almost alarming", and that "they are speaking out against the purposeless butchery of these Arabs; wh is all very well from one point of view, but Heaven defend us from politics in the army" (presumably a reference to Britain's actions as a combatant in the Mahdist conflict in the Sudan); assuring her that they are very well and comfortable at home, and that "All's done as it should be by the sober and well-endeavoring Ellen."