Fouda del Oriente Barcelona, Spain 20th April 1888 My dear Frank. We left Valencia at 12.30pm on Wendesday & arrived here about eleven the same night. It is a lovely trip. through orange groves, by mountains & plains & at times the train passes so close to the shores of the Mediterranean that you can …
Victoria 24th Janry 1889 My dearest Kit. The day before yesterday I wrote to your Mother, in it I told her that if I abused you, I would receive an epistle. I did abuse you, & this day your letter of the 31st Decr (your birthday) and finished by your Mother on the 4th inst. …
Peter to Kathleen, Victoria, January 24, 1889 No 2. Read More »
Victoria 22nd Janry 1889 My dearest Wife. Today I recd your letter, No 30 of the 29th Decr, containing the good news that you were all Joe Julia EW &c well, for which I am most thankful. I am however disappointed that you dont say a word about coming home, three weeks ago, you said …
Peter to Caroline, Victoria, January 22, 1889 No 6. Read More »
Victoria 16th Janry 1889 My dearest Wife. Your more than welcome letter commences 24 & posted 27th Decr reached me yesterday. thank you my dearest one, for writing so fully about your doings, all of which I read with great interest. I am very glad you went to Walton. had you not done so, there …
Peter to Caroline, Victoria, January 16–17, 1889 No 5. Read More »
Victoria 14th Janry 1889 My dearest Kit. Your welcome letter of the 21st Decr. reached me on the 7th inst. just after your return to Clarges Str. Your journey from Folkestone in the fog must have been disagreeable but you were rewarded by three days fine weather in London more than I experienced there all …
Peter to Kathleen, Victoria, January 14, 1889 No 1. Read More »
Victoria Sunday 13th Janry 1889 My dearest Wife. I am all alone. Hick has gone to church, so I must try to have a chat with the dear one. When this reaches London you will have parted with our dear boy, Jack, & I well know what grief you will be in, would that I …
Peter to Caroline, Victoria, January 13–14, 1889 No 4. Read More »
Victoria 8th Janry 1889. My dearest Wife. I am at a loss to understand how three weeks can have passed without you receiving a letter from me for I have never allowed a week to pass without writing & when possible I have sent off two a week. Yesterday I was rejoiced to receive No …
Peter to Caroline, Victoria, January 8, 1889 No 3. Read More »
Victoria 1st Janry 1889. My dearest Wife. I cannot do better than commence the new year by having a chat with the dear one. May it be a happy & blessed one to us all. Yesterday being our dear Kits birthday, I wrote to her, & also finished one to Joe – so that I …
Peter to Caroline, Victoria, January 1, 1889 No 1. Read More »
Victoria 29th Decr. 1888 My dearest Wife. I am a little uncertain whether I finished my last on Xmas day, or on Xmas eve – however I dined at Fairfield on 25th & spent a very dull evening – perhaps it was my own fault. I cant get up a Christmas feeling. The Pinder family …
Peter to Caroline, Victoria, December 29, 1888 No 31. Read More »
Victoria Sunday Decr. 23rd 1888 My dearest Wife. I never allow Sunday to pass without having a chat with you, thou I fear this will be a short one. I must first tell you how very glad I was to receive letters from you, Puss, & Frank on Friday – it was, I can assure …
Peter to Caroline, Victoria, December 20–24, 1888 No 30 Read More »
