Ada's Christmas Card and Parcel Update

Date: 1940-12-14
Sender: Ada
Recipient: My own Darling One
Location: Rosemary Cottage, Granville Terrace, Bude H., Cornwall
Original scan: 1940-12-14-ada-to-darling-one-christmas-cards.pdf




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Summary

Ada writes to her 'Darling One' from Rosemary Cottage, Bude, on December 14, 1940, discussing the sending of Christmas cards and parcels before the December 18th deadline. She encloses a list of 'Bath Cards' for the recipient to post and mentions sending parcels to various individuals. Ada also details plans for someone, possibly Gallagher, to visit Bath and then join the recipient in Bude around the 19th or 20th, providing the recipient's address at Shelford and Bath for this purpose. A note in the margin mentions 'Doctin from Penna discharged'.

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Transcription

Rosemary Cottage,
Granville Terrace,
Bude H.,
Cornwall.

Dec 14th 1940.

My own Darling One -

I've just been "don Cards". I'm afraid I can't leave
all till you come as we are asked to Post before Dec 18.
These of Gillian and mine - I'm posting today. Gallagher,
Shewan & Chapman, Jackson, Porter, Smith
& Bell, Gluckmann, M'c Bradley, Waldron, Stevens.
Chochie. Weir, Woodruff, Street, Drake, Grace, Deverly,
Pittam -

These you need not think of again.
But I'm enclosing a list I'd like you to glance
over and post - You could take them to Bath & post
if you like - as they are all Bath Cards. If you
have no time to go through them just hand them to
Daisy to stamp & post. Sorry I have no stamps to put in.
The ones I think all right are -

Meta -
Hilda
Edith & May
Marjorie (I've not got)
Dorothy
& Lilian
Susan (Can't get this address)
Pat Brisley & Grandma

I enclose suggestions for
Margaret & Hilda - of Springfield -
Uncle Edmund -
I have written to Maud - Have you anything?

Doctin from
Penna discharged

I've written to Janet Russell -
Lucy I've written to Nellie -
I have cards for Winnie's family which I'll post
I have a bunch for Petrin family -
We can see about Okes and other folk here when
you come -
I'm writing direct to Dr. Edmunds. and any other "special"
I've sent parcels to Chris
Cash & May - & Card -
& Lawrence
Pittam & Pamela
Grace & Deverly also Mr. Stevens -
(table cloth).
Pittam & Pamela

I'm making up a parcel for Anna and Sylvia -
There that is all about Christmas -
I had the enclosed letter from Gallagher today
and sent telegram at once - We must squeeze her
in somewhere - I expect she has been through things. Who has
just received & we that if she is free by 19th she might
be able & get to Bath quite easily - and come on with
you on 20th. I've given her your address at Shelford & Bath.
Of course dates may not coincide. She knows Cornwall
& would find her way here through any difficulty but just in
case it would help her and will entertain you - love Ada.

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People mentioned

- Ada
- Gillian
- Gallagher
- Stevens
- Weir
- Woodruff
- Daisy
- May
- Pat
- Hilda
- Marjorie
- Uncle Edmund
- Margaret
- Anna
- Sylvia
- Penna
- Dr. Edmunds
- Chris
- Mr. Stevens
- Meta
- Edith
- Dorothy
- Susan
- Brisley
- Lilian
- Maud
- Janet Russell
- Lucy
- Nellie
- Winnie
- Cash
- Lawrence
- Pittam
- Pamela
- Grace
- Deverly
- Chochie
- Gluckmann
- M'c Bradley
- Waldron
- Street
- Drake
- Okes
- Shewan
- Chapman
- Jackson
- Porter
- Smith
- Bell

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Topics

- christmas cards
- parcels
- family news
- travel plans
- post office
- wartime communication

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Uncertain words / phrases

- don Cards
- Doctin
- M'c Bradley
- Chochie

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Archivist notes

- The letter is written on two pages, with a handwritten note in a different hand/ink in the top right corner of the second page.
- The sender, Ada, is clearly identified by her signature at the end.
- The recipient is addressed as 'My own Darling One', a common phrase in the archive context, suggesting a close relationship, likely husband.

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Context suggestions

These were used to update/suggest additions for `archive-context.json`.

Fuzzy match candidates

These are hints only. They are not automatically corrected.

```json
[
{
"observed": "Stevens",
"possible_match": "Mr Stevens",
"score": 0.824,
"type": "person"
},
{
"observed": "Dr. Edmunds",
"possible_match": "D. Edmunds",
"score": 0.952,
"type": "person"
},
{
"observed": "Mr. Stevens",
"possible_match": "Mr Stevens",
"score": 0.952,
"type": "person"
}
]
```

Model context updates

```json
{
"people": [
"Meta",
"Edith",
"Dorothy",
"Susan",
"Brisley",
"Lilian",
"Maud",
"Janet Russell",
"Lucy",
"Nellie",
"Winnie",
"Cash",
"Lawrence",
"Pittam",
"Pamela",
"Grace",
"Deverly",
"Chochie",
"Gluckmann",
"M'c Bradley",
"Waldron",
"Street",
"Drake",
"Okes",
"Shewan",
"Chapman",
"Jackson",
"Porter",
"Smith",
"Bell"
],
"places": [
"Springfield",
"Shelford"
],
"common_phrases": [],
"spelling_notes": [
"\"don Cards\" likely means \"doing cards\" or \"done cards\".",
"\"M'c Bradley\" could be \"McBradley\" or \"MacBradley\"."
],
"relationships": {
"Grandma": "to Pat Brisley (implied)"
}
}
```

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