€170
Letter to Lissadell from The Boer War, 1900
Co. Sligo: A fine letter in stamped envelope addressed to Mrs. Dudley Fletcher, Lissadell Parsonage, nr. Sligo. Written from Wakers Hook Ladysmith, 18 July 1900, 3 lg. pages.
The writer (signing as "Rupert") sends Mrs. Fletcher birthday greetings. he reports that he is busy building "sangars" (Stone walls or shelter trenches) and small roads. He has been adopted by a large stray dog that "probably belonged to a rebel farmer." He says the camps are healthy when sited on ground not previously used by troops, which "nurses enteric". he briefly mentions "the Chinese business" (the Boxer Rebellion) and regrets he will not be sent to serve there. As a m/ss, w.a.f. (1)
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