BRACERS Record Detail for 116387
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Collection code
RA3
Recent acquisition no.
596
Document no.
201132
Box no.
6.63
Recipient(s)
Malleson, Constance
Sender(s)
BR
Date
1918/08/15*
Form of letter
TL(TC)
Pieces
2
BR's address code (if sender)
LBP
Notes and topics
A transcription of the original letter, document .200334, record 19345. This transcription is dated "Thursday 16th August", which is clearly wrong but it follows the original which is dated "Thurs. 16.8.18". The correct date for Thursday is 15th August.
There is another transcription, document .007052fo, record 93481 which is the version used in the Autobiography.
In both transcriptions the reference to "the Rinders" was changed to "Winchelsea".
Only an extract appears in the Autobiography. In Auto. 2: 88, the letter is dated "Thursday 16 [August 1918]".
Publication
SLBR 2: #320
Auto. 2: 88
Record no.
116387
Record created
Jun 26, 2014
Record last modified
Apr 09, 2020
Created/last modified by
rstaple
